EMMERDALE legend and Strictly Come Dancing champion Kelvin Fletcher was thrilled this week as his daughter made her TV acting debut.

Kelvin played the role of Andy Sugden in the ITV soap for 20 years from 1996 to 2016.

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Proud dad Kelvin Fletcher has gushed about his daughter's acting debut

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Proud dad Kelvin Fletcher has gushed about his daughter’s acting debutCredit: PA

Kelvin said he was 'beaming with pride' as daughter Marnie followed in his footsteps

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Kelvin said he was ‘beaming with pride’ as daughter Marnie followed in his footstepsCredit: instagram/@kelvin_fletcher
Taking to Instagram, Kelvin celebrated his daughter Marnie joining the cast of Hollyoaks.

The youngster plays Lexi Roscoe, the biological daughter of Lindsey Roscoe and Freddie Roscoe.

Lexi is also the adoptive daughter of Mercedes McQueen and Joe Roscoe.

Acting runs in the family in real life, as Marnie’s mother is actress Liz Fletcher, who has also appeared in Hollyoaks.

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Proud dad Kelvin, 40, shared with his Instagram followers: “Marnie made her TV acting debut last week as she joined the fantastic cast of @hollyoaksofficial.

“I was her ‘chaperone’ and I can’t begin to tell you the emotions I felt standing there watching.

“To be standing behind the camera, watching my 7-year-old daughter act for the first time in front of the camera, brought so many feelings back to when I first started acting and it felt so surreal to be there witnessing it all again but this time, as a parent.

“My heart was beaming with pride and it was truly one of the very few times I’ve felt completely fulfilled.

“To see your child find their passion and chase that feeling is one of the most beautiful and inspiring things to behold.

“What a moment for me and more importantly, what a moment for her. Well done darling.

“PS The same week she got that casting, I didn’t get two!”

Kelvin is a past winner of Strictly Come Dancing

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Kelvin is a past winner of Strictly Come DancingCredit: PA
Three years after his Emmerdale departure, Kelvin won the seventeenth series of Strictly Come Dancing with professional partner Oti Mabuse.

He joined the line-up after Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing withdrew due to suffering a foot injury in training.

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