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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“They gave me a purpose and a sense of belonging but they never received any recognition or support for what they did and the sacrifices they made. I’m backing Kinship’s campaign because kinship carers should be supported to bring up their own flesh and blood, not penalised.”
During his appearance on Steph’s Packed Lunch, Jay, was championing the campaign. At the end of the interview, guest host Denise Van Outen said his grandparents must be proud of his Emmerdale success - which prompted an awkward reaction.
Denise said: "They must be so proud watching you in Emmerdale?" Jay replied rather bluntly: "They don't watch it." This led to lots of laughter in the studio.
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Jay, who has been in Emmerdale since 2018, discussed how he debuted in the soap around a Christmas storyline. He said: “I asked ‘did you watch it?’ and she replied ‘no, I don’t watch it anymore’.”
Denise, laughing, concluded: “What amazing people. At least they are honest.”
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