Kelvin appears in ITV's Fletchers' Family Farm, charting his family's ups and downs on their 120-acre farm near Macclesfield in Cheshire, and it seems his kids love the "sense of freedom"

Kelvin Fletcher has revealed there are some everyday items you "won't see" in his family home, explaining that he is "a bit of a stickler" about it. Kelvin, formerly Emmerdale’s Andy Sugden, now appears in ITV's Fletchers' Family Farm, documenting his family's experiences on their 120-acre farm near Macclesfield in Cheshire.

It appears that the actor-turned-farmer, his wife Liz, and their four children, Marnie, Milo and twins Mateusz and Maximus, have really taken to rural living. Kelvin revealed that the kids love the "freedom" it offers.

Kelvin made the comments while speaking to local station Cheshire’s Mix 56 in a video shared on the outlet’s Facebook page. He was asked whether the kids had adapted to life on the farm, and what they enjoy most about it.

He said: "Oh, the kids just love that sense of freedom, the space to run out, explore. You won't see any gadgets or tablets in our house."

When the interviewer suggested that limiting the use of devices at home is "really important", Kelvin agreed: "I think personally for me, as a family, yeah, that's something we really, you know, try and....it's a bit of a stickler for us. But, you know, obviously, each to their own.

"But for us as a family, it works and obviously, we've got the luxury of having that space right outside. So yeah, if, come rain or shine, it's kids out.

"Go and explore and go and figure it out just like I did when I was a kid."

It comes after Liz shed light on an "emotional thought" regarding the future of the farm. Speaking on The Farmer's Guardian podcast, Liz described how they "can't wait" to see how the children shape it.

"What are they gonna do with the farm? That's why I can't wait. The thought of passing the farm down to them. What are they gonna do?

"I'm like, 'Look, you can be whatever you want. You don't have to be farmers', as Kelvin's a bit like, 'You're gonna be farmers'. But I can't wait to see what they do. And I hope that they can create something or do something here that makes them happy."

Podcast host Emily Ashworth pointed out that farming creates a "legacy" that can be passed on. She went on to describe this as an "emotional thought", to which Liz explained that the children are "learning from us now".

She added: "It is, yeah, coz they're learning from us now. And the thought of them taking into account what we do now, and maybe applying it and then putting their own touch on it.

"You know, I hope that when we're older... I mean, who knows where we'll be in 10, 20 years' time. But I hope that they have the strength and the knowledge to apply what they need to apply to fit in the world that they're in at that time. And they can change things up."

Catch Fletchers' Family Farm on ITV tonight (July 20) from 7.30pm to 8pm.