Fans of Gavin & Stacey were overcome with joy when James Corden announced that he and his co-creator Ruth Jones had written a Christmas Special that would be airing on Christmas Day 2019.
The actor and comedian, who starred as Neil 'Smithy' Smith in the beloved series, announced the reunion on Twitter two weeks ago, sharing a photo of a script with the caption, 'Ruth Jones and I have been keeping this secret for a while... We’re excited to share it with you. See you on Christmas Day.'
Most of the main cast were confirmed to return - Mathew Horne and Joanna Page as Gavin and Stacey, James and Ruth as Smithy and Nessa, Rob Brydon as Uncle Bryn, Larry Lamb as Mick, Melanie Walters as Gwen and Alison Steadman as Pam.
However, it appears as though one character in particular has been overlooked - as Sheridan Smith AKA Smithy's sister Rudi has now revealed that she wasn't asked to be in the reunion. 😱
Here's what the cast of Gavin and Stacey are doing now... SLIDER with cover pic
1 of 15Gavin
2 of 15Mathew Horne - a.k.a Gavin, then
Viewers saw Mathew's character, Gavin, fall in love with Stacey pretty quickly - he drove all the way to Barry to surprise her after their night together. We saw the couple laugh, row and welcome a baby. N'aww.
3 of 15And this is him now...
Mathew's come a long way from playing good ol' Gav - he's now playing Young Mr Grace in Are You Being Served and continues to collaborate with James Corden on a number of projects which included hosting The Brits in 2009.
4 of 15Joanna Page - a.k.a Stacey, then
Joanna smashed it as Stacey; the bubbly girl from Barry who got engaged five (yes, five) times before she met the love of her life Gavin. Bless her.
5 of 15And this is her now...
Similar to her character Stacey, Joanna settled down in real life too and is now mum to three children - a daughter, Eva, and her two sons, Kit and Noah.
6 of 15James Corden - a.k.a Smithy, then
Err, James Cordon as Smithy was absolutely hilarious tbh. He kept us entertained with his dancing, love for Gavin and love/hate relationship with Nessa.
7 of 15And this is him now... (along with the star of one of his majorly successful Carpool Karaoke's, Selena Gomez)
Do we really need to fill you in on this one? No, probably not, because he's everywhere. But incase you've been in hiding under a rock for the past few years, James has been doing pretty much EVERYTHING and has a majorly successful US TV programme - The Late Late show.
8 of 15Ruth Jones - a.k.a Nessa, then
Oh, what's occurring? Need we say more? Ruth was brilliant as Nessa; fierce and hilarious and as much as we saw how happy she was with Dave, we always knew Smithy was the one that truly had her heart.
9 of 15And this is her now...
She is arguably one of the funniest Welsh people to have ever lived, and since Gavin and Stacey Ruth has lived in Cardiff with her husband and three grown-up stepchildren.The actress has also been appointed an MBE - go Ruth!
10 of 15Larry Lamb - a.k.a Mick Shipman, then
Larry is a prime example of a good actor. Despite seeing him play Archie Mitchell in EastEnders, we couldn't help but fall in love with Mick from Essex. Unlike Archie Mitchell, Mick actually loved his family...
11 of 15And this is him now...
Since Gavin and Stacey, Larry has embarked upon all kinds of work; he appeared in New Tricks and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! alongside Scarlett Moffatt.
12 of 15Alison Steadman - a.k.a Pamela Shipman, then
Alison's character Pam was probably the most iconic of them all. We loved her that she made to pretend to be a vegetarian up until the Christmas special where she finally told everyone she was eating meat - they all (minus Gwen) knew.
13 of 15And this is her now...
Since Gavin and Stacey ended, Alison has appeared in Orphan Black in 2015 and currently lives in Highgate, London with her partner Michael Elwyn.
14 of 15Rob Brydon - a.k.a Bryn West, then
Ahh, Rob as Bryn was an absolute classic. There's so many hilarious moments of him to choose from but whenever we think of him our first thought is, of course, the Gavin and Stacey fishing trip...
15 of 15And this is him now...
Long gone are the days of Bryn as a humble telly actor. Rob has since gone on to star in Hollywood movies including The Huntsmen: Winter's War (he played Gryff) and he played Master Phineus in the real life version of Cinderella.
In an interview with the BBC, Sheridan was asked whether she had any part in the upcoming special, and shockingly revealed that she'd been snubbed. "I wish. No, I’m not going to be in it. I don’t think, anyway."
When asked about Rudi and Smithy's iconic version of Kanye West's section of 'American Boy' by Estelle, Sheridan admitted that she would have liked to do it, adding that she "loves" it.
Fans of the series were devastated at the thought of Sheridan not reprising her role as Rudi, and took to Twitter to share their despair. One wrote, 'If every single character is not in the new Gavin & Stacey I’ll be livid, I want to see Rudi', as another added, 'Amazing news that Gavin & Stacey is coming back for a Christmas special! Is it too much to hope that the fabulous @Sheridansmith1 will be back as Rudi?! My fave character ❤️.'
Petition, anyone?
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