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Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher has paid tribute to late Clive Hornby in a sweet post hailing him a \u2018genuine guardian\u2019.<\/p>\n
Kelvin is perhaps best known to Emmerdale fans as farmer Andy Sugden, having appeared in the show for 20 years.<\/p>\n
It was there that he worked alongside actor Clive, who played his on-screen dad Jack Sugden.<\/p>\n
The pair worked closely together until Jack flew to Spain in 2008, before dying off-screen in 2009.<\/p>\n
Having left Emmerdale in 2016, Kelvin went on to win Strictly Come Dancing, before buying his own farm in the Peak District in 2022.<\/p>\n
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His journey of going from zero real life farming experience to skilled farm hand was documented on his own BBC show Kelvin\u2019s Big Farming Adventure.<\/p>\n
Since then, he has kept fans updated through the farm\u2019s Instagram page.<\/p>\n
It was on this Instagram page that Kelvin shared the tribute to his late co-star, alongside a picture of them working together to sheer a sheep on the show.<\/p>\n
\u2018A lovely friend from Emmerdale sent me some old pictures the other day,\u2019 he wrote.<\/p>\n
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\u2018If you\u2019d have told me then what I\u2019d be doing now I probably wouldn\u2019t believe you!\u2019<\/p>\n
He went on to explain the impact working with Clive had on him, and how he wanted to be just like him when he grew up.<\/p>\n
\u2018As for Clive, I really was in awe of him. He was a mentor, a friend and in many ways a genuine guardian. Not just of me but everyone at Emmerdale. He was immensely proud of his role and the show\u2019s stature and connection it had to so many people.<\/p>\n
\u2018My character wanted to be just like him when he grew up and I guess a little bit of me did too.\u2019<\/p>\n
Kelvin is set to continue documenting his farming journey on a new ITV show set to air this autumn.<\/p>\n
Fletcher\u2019s Family Farm will see Kelvin star alongside his wife, Liz, and their four children as they continue to get to grips with managing a farm in the Peak District.<\/p>\n