Jeff Hordley, 49, and wife Zoe Henry, 54, who plays Rhona Goskirk in Emmerdale, put a lot of time and effort into their allotment.
Yesterday, the actress praised her husband as she thanked him for his “excellent” skills on the “old mange tout”.
She uploaded some pictures of their incredible allotment plot after Jeff gave it some tender loving care.
The soap star wrote beside the post: “Gradually getting there, we’ve been slow to start this year!!
I was digging the mange tout in yesterday
Jeff Hordley
“A [gold star] to @HordleyJeff today for his excellent improvisation skills on the old mange tout, mange tout planting!!”
Zoe’s praise was brought up on This Morning today as Jeff appeared via a video link from the Emmerdale set to talk about his character Cain Dingle.
The actor was beside his co-stars Dominic Brunt, Lucy Pargeter and Nicola Wheeler during the interview when soap presenter, Sharon Marshall, brought up Zoe’s snaps.
After discussing his upcoming storylines, Sharon said to Jeff: “I know you’re the hard man in the Dales, but your wife has put a picture of your allotment on Twitter.”
She added: