Kelvin Fletcher has been criticised for sharing a video of his young children behind the wheel of his Land Rover Defender.

The former Emmerdale star, 38, who lives on a 120-acre farm on the edge of the Peak District with his wife Liz and their children, posted the video on his Instagram page on Tuesday night.

The footage shows his son Milo, three, driving the two-ton motor, before daughter Marnie, five, climbs from the back seat while the car is in motion and also has a turn at driving through a snowy field.

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In the driver’s seat: Kelvin Fletcher has shared a video of his young children Marnie, five, and Milo, three (pictured) behind the wheel of his Land Rover Defender on the family farm

Neither was wearing seatbelts as Kelvin filmed the action – in a snowy field – from outside the vehicle.

Fans were quick to share their unease with one writing: ‘No seatbelts. Soo dangerous.’

Another added: ‘Very dangerous. Not a good idea.’ One follower included a shocked face emoji with the words: ‘Not sure I’m comfortable with that.’

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Farm life: The former Emmerdale star, who lives on a 120-acre farm on the edge of the Peak District with his wife Liz and their children, posted the video on his Instagram page

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Daughter: The footage shows his son Milo, three, driving the two-ton motor, before daughter Marnie, five, climbs from the back seat while the car is in motion and also has a turn

There are no restrictions for minors driving a car on private land according to UK law.

A representative for Kelvin has been contacted by MailOnline for comment.

Kelvin and his wife Liz are also parents to their twin sons Maximus Crowther and Mateusz Kelvin, who were born in April.

The family have opened up their life to TV viewers with their BBC show Kelvin’s Big Farming Adventure, featuring the Fletchers getting to grips with day to day life on their farm which is also home to 20 sheep, three pigs and three alpacas.

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Dangerous: Neither was wearing seatbelts as Kelvin filmed the action – in a snowy field – from outside the vehicle

Criticism: Kelvin’s Instagram followers were quick to share their unease with one writing: ‘No seatbelts. Soo dangerous’

The couple recently told online parenting mag Brood about their journey to having children, admitting they came around to the idea of being parents late in their relationship.

Liz confessed ‘We had been together for nearly ten years, and my dad said Kelvin was ‘freewheeling’.

‘I had secretly called him up and said ‘Dad, what do you think about Kelvin?’ and as he’s quite traditional he replied with – ‘I think he’s freewheeling!’.

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Family: He posted the footage on Instagram with the caption: ‘#startemyoung #ididntchoosethethuglifethethuglifechoseme’ and added the words ‘a different kind of homework’ to the footage

‘So, I told Kelvin, my dad thinks you’re freewheeling – we’re not married, we’re not engaged, we’ve been together all this time.

‘And I’d started thinking about it because we were coming up to our thirties, I wanted kids – although Kelvin didn’t think I was very maternal!’

Kelvin added: ‘That was the reason I was freewheeling! I used to think, Liz is great but she’s just not into kids and I want loads of kids – I wanted a big family.

‘So, I just thought I don’t know if she’s going to be my wife because she doesn’t like kids!’

Liz replied: ‘Yet, at the same time I’m thinking I want kids’

And Kelvin added: ‘We should have probably talked about it!’

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New life: The family have opened up their life to TV viewers with their BBC show Kelvin’s Big Farming Adventure