Emmerdale actor Jay Kontzle has spoken out about how his grandparents raised him after his mum tragically died in a car crash.
Jay, now 32, was just four years old when his DJ mum Louise died on her way to a gig when she was just 21. Her parents, Ann and Mike Kontzle, then stepped up to become kinship carers for him, pushing everything else aside to look after him.
The actor, who plays Billy Fletcher in Emmerdale, appeared on BBC Look North this evening to talk about Kinship Care and call for more financial support for it. Kinship Care is when a child lives with a friend or relative - and often gets little or no support, the Mirror reports.
