Emmerdale star Jay Kontzle has shared a touching and personal story from his childhood. The star revealed how his grandparents ‘sacrificed everything’ to raise him after his mother’s tragic death. In an Instagram post, Jay urged his followers to support the Kinship charity’s campaign. The charity is advocating for political candidates to commit to supporting kinship families. Read on to know more!
Emmerdale Actor Encourages Fans To Support A Campaign
Jay Kontzle, known for his role as Billy Fletcher in Emmerdale, shared a heartfelt message on Instagram. He opened up about his childhood, revealing his grandparents raised him after his mum passed away when he was just four. Jay is now urging fans to support the charity Kinship’s campaign.
The campaign is all about pushing MP candidates to support kinship families in the upcoming General Election this July. In his Instagram post, the Emmerdale star shared that there are currently 141,000 children in England and Wales who cannot be cared for by their parents.
They are being raised by relatives or family friends, a situation known as kinship care. Alongside a sweet photo of him and his mother, he described his own childhood. He said, “As tough a start to life as that was, my grandparents sacrificed everything for me and gave me a wonderful, loving home to grow up in.”
The Emmerdale cast pointed out that there are more than twice as many children in kinship care than in foster care. However, most kinship families receive little to no support. Jay expressed concern that many of these families are at breaking point.
Jay explained that the General Election allowed the public to demand that politicians address an unfair system. He concluded his message by stating that Kinship’s #ValueOurLove campaign was urging MP candidates to pledge their support for kinship families.
The soap star added, “You can help, by adding your name to the campaign at the link in my bio. THANK YOU.” We really hope his words encourage people to support the initiative. For more such Emmerdale updates, keep checking TV Season & Spoilers!