#Emmerdale star Jeff Hordley spills on his secret hobby

Jeff Hordley, 48, who has starred as Cain Dingle since 2000 in Emmerdale, recently revealed he has an allotment which he tends to with co-star and wife, Zoe Henry, who plays Rhona Goskirk.

During an appearance on Loose Women, the actor spoke about the reasons for having an allotment.

He spilled to the panellists: “It’s great, we’ve done it for years, we have carrots and everything.”

Jeff continued: “It’s good for us to grow it. I have Crohn’s disease so where we’re eating what we grow, it’s better for me.”

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Don’t want to scare anybody

Jeff Hordley

Loose Women star Carol McGiffin added: "And you know it doesn’t have any chemicals in it, because you grew it."

Jeff nodded and went on: “What’s really interesting, don’t want to scare anybody, if I had cut the broccoli off and put it in the fridge, within 3 or 4 days it starts to wilt.

"But if I get an organic one from a supermarket, it will be okay a few weeks later."

Speaking about living with Crohn’s disease, he divulged: “It’s an inflammatory bowel disease. I’ve had it since I was 23.

When quizzed whether he avoids certain food, he replied: “Yeah, I’ve listened to my body over the years.

“I know what’s good for me and

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