Kelvin Fletcher addresses taking in new arrival to family home: 'Safest to bring her away'

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Instagram to reveal that he and his wife Liz and two children Marnie and Milo will be temporarily welcoming a woolly new addition to their family home.The star of Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure, 38, revealed that he and his family will be hand rearing a lamb after it was heartbreakingly rejected by its mother who kept "headbutting" it.Appearing on stories, the former Emmerdale actor explained that he had made the decision for the "safety" of the lamb.Appearing on his wife Liz's Instagram, Kelvin revealed to her 79,900 followers that they will be welcoming the rejected lamb into their home.He said: "Hello everybody, I'm with my little helpers today," as he panned to his children Marnie, five and Milo, two."Yeah," added Milo as he cuddled the lamb while his sister waved at the camera.Kelvin went on: "We're looking after our lamb, so we've taken her off her mummy today."Marnie chipped in and explained: "Because she's been headbutting her."Kelvin clarified: "Yeah, the mummy was headbutting the little lamb so I thought it's safest just to bring her away."So mum's over there now with the brother and sister and this little one we're going to rear, aren't we guys?" he asked his children."Yes," they answered in unison."We've just given it some milk, haven't we?" he asked the duo.Kelvin said to Milo: "Can you let Marnie CHECK have a little hold?"Talking to the lamb, Milo answered: "Do you want to go to Marnie?" before plonking the animal on his sister."He's heavy!" Milo exclaimed, before Kelvin filmed the lamb snuggling into Marnie's lap."So what do you think, he's tiny isn't he?"Have you got a name for him guys?