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Olivia Williams

ITV Emmerdale stars Jeff Hordley and Zoe Henry's family cottage with its own allotment

Emmerdale stars Jeff Hordley and Zoe Henry not only work together but also own a beautiful family cottage with its very own allotment.

This week Zoe, who plays Rhona Goskirk in the long-running soap, provided fans with an insight into her life away the Yorkshire village. Zoe appeared on Lorraine where she spoke about her latest storyline but also about her real life away from the screen.

The 48-year-old is happily married to co-star Jeff Hordley, who is best known for his iconic portrayal of Cain Dingle. The two first met in drama school in 1994 and have been in a relationship ever since.

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The soap star couple enjoy a happy life with their two children named Violet and Stan - and share updates of the family tending to their allotment on Twitter. The husband and wife often share pictures of homegrown fruit and vegetables they have grown in their amazing garden.

Jeff suffers with Crohn's disease and modified his diet to treat the illness after a nutritionist recommended he follow a strict detox and cut alcohol, sugar, meat, wheat and dairy from his diet. To help with the new lifestyle, Jeff and Zoe installed the allotment in their rural retreat and cook everything from scratch.

Other updates shared on their social media channels show a minimalist living room with a cosy wood burning stove and large comfortable cushions. Pictures on Zoe's Twitter show vivid green vegetables, bright raspberries and organic carrots.

Speaking on Lorraine this week, Zoe said how she and her husband rarely share the screen despite their two characters living in the same village. Zoe said that helps their relationship.

She said: "Which is great. We have a separate existence at work and we like that. We often do line learning together, but actually this time where Jeff has been amazing is just taking the weight of what's going on at home.

"We've got two kids, two dogs, an allotment so he's been managing that. "He's about to get busy as I quieten down so we'll swap the baton then."

Emmerdale airs weekdays at 7.30pm on ITV and the ITV Hub

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