Emmerdale star Jay Kontzle has jokingly accused bosses of “doing him over” with Billy Fletcher’s new baby storyline. The groundsmen is expecting a baby with wife Dawn.
Viewers watched this week as Dawn discovered she was expecting, leaving Billy and the rest of their family thrilled. However, his job is now turning into a busman’s holiday for Jay.
In real life Jay and his wife Mimi welcomed the arrival of their third child in November. And Jay has joked that with art mirroring life, he feels that Emmerdale boss Jane Hudson has “done him over”.
“I felt like the show was doing me over, to be honest!” Jay joked to press. “I got the news and I was like: ‘Come on, Jane, you’re killing me here!’
“Billy is quite sound and he’s a nice guy. I’m obviously a nice guy too, but my kids do my head in and they stress me out!
“We’re just putting a cot together at the minute and it’s been a nightmare, it’s killing us. The kids are being naughty already.
“To find out: ‘So I’m going to go home, deal with my kids, and then I’m going to come in to work the next day and deal with three other kids myself and just do the same thing?’
“Mabel and Noah, who play Clemmie and Lucas, are very good and fun to work with. They do a great job, so we’re blessed in that area, so long as this new baby isn’t a pain. I don’t care if it’s just been born, this baby can’t be testing me! I’”
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