Strictly Come Dancing champ Kelvin Fletcher has revealed that his family and friends hit the jackpot after he won the Glitterball.
The former Emmerdale star won the BBC hit competition back in 2019 with dance partner Oti Mabuse after being a last-minute stand-in for injured Jamie Lang. Kelvin’s family and friends ended up a lot better off in their bank account after Kelvin's Strictly win.
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Speaking to The Mirror he said: “‘Although Ladbroke’s had me down as the favourite in the final, at the outset my win was so unlikely that a few of my friends had done very well by putting bets on me before the series began."
“My brother got odds of 16–1, which translated into a nice pay-out. One of my friends benefited from my win to the tune of £17,000.”
Kelvin has since moved away from the glitz and glamour of Strictly as he now owns a farm in Peak District with wife Liz. The couple live on the farm with their four children - daughter Marnie, five, son Milo, three, and twin boys, Maximus and Mateusz.
Kelvin gave his followers a glimpse into his new life on his BBC TV show Kelvin’s Big Farming Adventure. The six-part series saw the family tackle farm life for the first time.
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