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Emmerdale’s Kelvin Fletcher pays heartbreaking tribute to late soap icon

Former Emmerdale star Kelvin Flecther took to his social media to pay a heartfelt tribute to his soap dad the legendary actor Clive Hornby, who played Jack Sugden

Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher paid a heartfelt tribute to legendary actor Clive Hornby after receiving some old pictures of the pair of them together over the years.

Clive, who played Jack Sugden in the ITV soap, formed a close bond with Kelvin, who played his adopted son Andy Sugden. But sadly, after Clive headed to Spain, he passed away in 2008. And so in memory of Clive, who he named as his “genuine guardian”, Kelvin penned his thoughts about the late star.

Kelvin waved goodbye to his village castmates in 2016 having starred as Andy Sugden for 20 years. Now, 15 years after Clive’s death and seven years on from his Emmerdale departure, Kelvin has looked back at his time on the soap and paid a special tribute to his soap dad. In the post shared on Instagram, which consisted of a throwback snap of Kelvin, Clive and other Emmerdale cast, Kelvin said: “A lovely friend from Emmerdale sent me some lovely pictures the other day. If you’d have told me then what I would be doing now I probably wouldn’t believe you.”

He added: “As for Clive I really was in awe of him. He was a mentor, a friend and in many ways a genuine guardian. Not just of me but everyone at Emmerdale. He was immensely proud of his role and the show’s stature and the connection it had to so many people. My character wanted to be just like him when he grew up and I guess a little bit of me did too.”

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