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Craig Jones

Emmerdale's Jay Kontzle's awkward admission that his family don't like the show

Emmerdale star Jay Kontzle has made an hilarious admission that his family don’t watch him in the soap.

While appearing on Channel 4 programme Steph’s Packed Lunch, the star, who plays Billy Fletcher in Emmerdale, discussed being brought up by his grandparents following the death of his mum. Sadly, Jay’s died after being involved in a car accident when she was just 21.

This saw Jay’s grandparents raise him with the acting star fronting a charity campaign urging people to sign a petition calling on the government to better support kinship carers - following his childhood experiences. As reported by OK!, Jay, who is an ambassador for the Kinship charity, said: “I owe my grandparents everything. They raised me and looked after me through thick and thin.

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