Emmerdale actor Jay Kontzle ’s life sounds like it could be straight out of a soap storyline.
The 32-year-old, who plays Billy Fletcher in the ITV show, was raised by his grandparents, Ann and Mike Kontzle, after his mum died when he was just four.
Tragedy struck when Louise, a DJ who played Manchester’s legendary Hacienda nightclub, was killed in a car crash on the way to a gig, aged 21.