The former Emmerdale star is the favourite to win the BBC competition with his professional partner, Oti Mabuse

Former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher is the red hot favourite to walk away with the Glitterball in this year’s Strictly Coming Dancing.

He and professional partner, Oti Mabuse, are consistently top of the leaderboard with their stunning dance floor moves.

And hunky Kelvin has won a legion of new fans as he wows in the ballroom.

The actor is taking his training regime VERY seriously with gruelling workouts and practising his routines so he can perform with pin point precision.

Kelvin’s day starts at 5am when he does a workout and then starts his 12 hour training with Oti.

Liz has been holding down the fort at home by herself raising their two young children Milo and Marnie while Kelvin practices his dance moves for the live shows ( 
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By Tuesday lunch time Kelvin makes sure he knows his routine off by heart and spends the rest of the week making sure it’s perfect by Saturday night.

He has also increased his daily calorie intake to a whopping 3,000 to make sure he has the energy to train and perform.

Kelvin also makes sure he drinks four litres of water a day.

But his quest to win the Glitterball means he has had to pay an even higher price.

Kelvin admits he has barely seen his devoted wife, Elizabeth Marsland, and their two young children, Marnie and Milo.

Kelvin and Oti have been wowing on the dance floor ( 
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His dedication to Strictly even meant he spent his fourth wedding anniversary apart from Liz, who he married in a glittering ceremony in London.

Talking about the downsides of being so successful in the show, Kelvin told new! magazine: “You’re taken away from your work, your family, your friends and that does have an impact.”

However, he did say that the time he did manage to spend with Liz and his children was “extra special”.

Kelvin and Liz have known each other since they were children and finally became a couple 10 years ago.

But Kelvin always knew Liz was the girl for him.

He told Hello: “I knew I wanted to marry Liz omn the day I met her.”

Their wedding venue was transformed into a magical wonderland and filled with white roses and candles.

But nothing was as stunning for Kelvin as seeing his bride make her way up the aisle towards him.

He said: “She took my breath away. She looked so beautiful.”