Ruth Jones is being flooded with praise and thanks for ‘Gavin and Stacey’ from fans who weren’t born when the show aired.
Ruth Jones is being flooded with praise and thanks for ‘Gavin and Stacey’ from fans who weren’t born when the show aired
The 57-year-old actress, who co-wrote – and starred as Nessa in – the hit BBC Three sitcom alongside James Corden, 45, from 2007 to 2009, said she’s amazed young fans gush about the show when they meet her at the door of the West End musical ‘Sister Act’ in which she’s starring as a Welsh Mother Superior.
The Daily Star quoted her as saying: “It’s funny really – I often meet people at the stage door of the theatre after a performance.
“And there are teenagers not even born when ‘Gavin and Stacey’ came out who say, ‘Oh we love it’, and it’s such a tribute, such a compliment.
“I’m really touched by that.”
‘Gavin and Stacey’ last aired in 2019 for a Christmas special, and it has been reported the cast would be reuniting once more for a festive one-off this year.
But when asked about the story – which also claimed BBC and Netflix bosses were caught in a bidding war over the episode – Ruth said it was “sadly a rumour”.
She told RTE Radio 1: “All I can say is, if there was something to say on that front, James and I would happily announce it, we would.
“Apparently there’s a bidding war going on between the BBC and Netflix and I love it because it says, ‘a source says’ – who is this source?”
The actress speculated the reunion show gossip started after she was pictured having lunch with James in the UK after he had finished his stint as ‘The Late Late Show’ presenter in the US.
She added: “Then the next thing is, ‘Oh my god they must be writing more ‘Gavin and Stacey’, which is lovely.
“It’s lovely that people are so desperate for it because imagine if it was the opposite and were like, ‘Oh, god, you’re not bringing that back again’.”
Despite insisting there was no new ‘Gavin and Stacey’ episode in the works, Ruth said she would “never say never” to another Christmas one-off special of the show.
She added on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Zoe Ball Breakfast Show’: “Who knows, you never say never in this world do you? I don’t know.”
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