Emmerdale icon Kelvin Fletcher and his wife Liz have announced they are expecting their third child.
The happy couple have been married since 2015 and already share daughter Marnie and son Milo.
The 37-year-old has revealed he can't wait to welcome the new addition to the family.
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He told PA news agency: "There's no question that for the Fletcher family the best thing to come out of 2021 is the news that we are expecting again.
"We are feeling extremely grateful and can't wait to meet the new addition to our family."
Kelvin shot to stardom for his portrayal of Andy Sugden on Emmerdale, who he played from 1996 to 2016.
After his departure from the long-running ITV soap, he was crowned winner of the 2019 series of Strictly Come Dancing alongside professional partner Oti Mabuse.
Next year he and his family will be seen on screens in new BBC programme Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure.
The six-part series, filmed over the summer this year, will see the family "de-camp to the countryside" as they build a new life on a farm in the Peak District.
Kelvin has spoken about how it was the biggest challenge of his career.
He said: "This is without doubt the biggest challenge I've ever taken on. I'm really excited to share the unforgettable first steps into our new life of farming and adventures."
The BBC said the show will see the soap star "get to grips with the notoriously tough world of livestock markets, sheep wrangling and the maintenance of a huge estate with endless outbuildings and an unmanageable cast of animals."
Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure is scheduled to air on January 17 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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