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Who is Kelvin Fletcher's famous wife Eliza Marsland and how did they meet?

Emmerdale and Strictly legend Kelvin Fletcher is back on our screens tonight alongside his family with his very own reality TV show - Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure alongside his family.

The actor is best known for his portrayal of Andy Sugden in long-running ITV soap Emmerdale.

Kelvin first hit our screens more than two decades ago at just 12 years old, and has since gone on to become one of the most recognisable faces in soap land.

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He later won the hearts of the nation after winning BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing alongside his pro dance partner Oti Mabuse in 2019.

Now Kelvin and his wife actress Liz Marsland have decided to swap their busy showbiz life for the good life.

The couple have upped and moved their entire life after buying a 120-acre farm on the edge of the Peak District National Park.

Despite playing a farmer for two decades, the irony is Kelvin's farming knowledge is somewhere between zero and none.

Fans see how the Fletcher family adapt to their new life on the farm for the first time tonight on BBC One.

The show has already been compared to Channel 5’s Our Yorkshire Farm which follows Amanda Owen, her husband Clive and her nine children on their remote farm.

And just like Amanda, Kelvin and Liz also have two children.

Following their recent announcement that they are expecting twins, they could be heading for a big ol' family just like the Owens.

But how much do we know about Kelvin's wife and childhood sweetheart?

Who is Eliza Marsland?


Kelvin Fletcher’s and his wife Elizabeth Marsland have known each other since they were 8 years old, but didn’t make their relationship official until two years after Liz finished university.

It hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the pair - while he took part in Strictly Come Dancing with Oti Mabuse in 2019 it was revealed they had actually split up 10 years ago because 'Liz was jealous of other women', according to reports at the time.

However the childhood sweethearts soon patched things up and seem to be happier than ever.

The pair got married in 2015 in a musical themed ceremony at London’s One Mayfair, which was transformed for the occasion with hundreds of candles and white roses.

Like her husband, Liz is also an actress, best known for her role in the TV series In the Club in 2016.

In more recent times the mother-of-two spends her time doing voice-over adverts and uploading covers of musical theatre songs to Soundcloud.

She has done voiceover work for Macmillan, Red Bull, Spotify and the Co-op.

Speaking about their musical themed wedding day, which included having their first dance to The Carpenters’ We’ve Only Just Begun with Hello! magazine, she gushed: "It wasn’t until we listened to it recently that we realised how significant the words were.

"And that even though we have been together for years, this is the beginning of a whole new level to our relationship."

Does Elizabeth Marsland have children with Kelvin Fletcher?

Kelvin Fletcher and his wife Liz, with daughter Marnie and son Milo (PA)

Kelvin Fletcher and his wife Liz have two children together, Marnie aged five and three-year-old Milo.

A year after they tied the knot, the newlyweds welcomed their first child, a daughter named Marnie Molly in 2016.

Despite a traumatic birth with her first child, in December 2018 Eliza gave birth to their son Milo.

The couple have now announced that they are expecting twins during an interview on BBC breakfast this morning.

They previously told fans they were pregnant for a third time in December 2021.

What TV shows has Elizabeth Marsland been in?

Elizabeth played Liz Steele in BBC One series In The Club, alongside Katherine Parkinson and Jill Halfpenny.

She splits her time between Manchester and London, according to the talent website Lime Management.

She has also worked in theatre performing in shows including The Final Whistle, Sue and Boo Too and The Famous Five.

Kelvin’s Big Farming Adventure is on BBC One TONIGHT at 8.30pm and on catch up via the BBC iPlayer.

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