Emmerdale star Jeff's wife laughs at sex scenes

Emmerdale star Jeff Hordley has revealed that his wife has no problems with his on-screen love scenes. The 42-year-old's soap alter-ego, bad boy Cain Dingle, has rekindled his romance with Moira Barton (played by Natalie J Robb), and the actor admitted his real-life wife, co-star Zoe Henry (Rhona Goskirk), doesn't get jealous of the steamy scenes. "The pair of them share a dressing room, so they laugh about it. When I'm acting out a love scene with Natalie, it's not as if Zoe is stood behind the cameras fuming - she's probably round at the catering van or something!" he told the Daily Mirror. Jeff teased that this time around, Cain and Moira's relationship could be more serious. "They've always had great chemistry and that's what draws them back together, but this time Cain is genuinely ready to find a partner. He wants some normality in his life," he said. "I don't know where it's going to go, but there's more legs in this storyline. It will be interesting to see if he really opens himself up to Moira. That would make him vulnerable - but dangerous, too!" he added.

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