Emmerdale actor Jay Kontzle, who plays Billy Fletcher, has a stunning wife of eight years and three mini-me children but his life was also struck by tragedy prior to his soap fame
Jay Kontzle is a popular face on TV screens as he has starred as former bad boy Billy Fletcher in hit ITV soap Emmerdale since December 2018. Most recently on the soap, Billy has been been taking part in unlicensed boxing matches in a bid to make quick cash for his family, which he is keeping secret from his wife Dawn.
He wrote: "Last Day of the Summer!" and posted adorable snaps of himself, his wife and their three little children enjoying a fun day out at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Other snaps showed Jay holding hands with two of his little ones while another showcased their eldest son and daughter's beautiful smiles.
He was then brought up by his grandparents and previously said he owes them everything. His declaration for his grandparents came as he backed a campaign to better support kinship carers to receive “the recognition they deserve”. As part of the charity campaign, Jay urged people to sign a petition calling on the government to better support kinship carers.
He added: “They really struggled to get by and used their pensions to care for me. Being a kinship carer can be overwhelming sometimes, without any emotional or financial support for themselves or the child. Jay landed his breakout role in Emmerdale in 2018 after being tipped off about a casting session by his friend, Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas. Before that, his main TV credit was a part in the Channel 4 series Fresh Meat starring Jack Whitehall and he'd previously starred on The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent as part of boy band The Mend. It was through his former band The Mend that Jay met his artist wife Mimi when she attended one of their gigs.
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