Ruth Jones and James Corden tease new Gavin & Stacey after Christmas special

It was a huge hit

Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special

by Emma Dodds |
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Christmas Day 2019 was about one thing, and one thing only - the Gavin and Stacey Christmas Reunion.

After initially teasing it way back in May 2019, James Corden and Ruth Jones delivered an incredible hour-long special last December, much to the delight of fans up and down the country.

And although it may not have been completely perfect in everyone's eyes, it did become the most-watched programme since 2008 - which is a huge feat and a great testament to the writing and production of the show. P.s... SPOILERS AHEAD.

Gavin and Stacey Christmas reunion cast
©On-set of the 2019 Christmas special © BBC Pictures

But after that gigantic cliffhanger at the end which saw Nessa actually get down on one knee and propose to Smithy (we still can't believe it), fans have been dying to know what his response was.

Did he say yes? If so, are they really going to live happily ever after with Neil the Baby? Would they have an actual normal wedding? If he said no, can they still be friends? SO many questions.

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Here's what the cast of Gavin and Stacey are doing now... SLIDER with cover pic

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Gavin

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Mathew 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.

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And 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.

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Joanna 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.

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And 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.

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James 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.

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And 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.

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Ruth 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.

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And 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!

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Larry 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...

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And 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.

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Alison 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.

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And 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.

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Rob 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...

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And 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.

Thankfully, co-creators, writers and stars Ruth Jones and James Corden have put us out of our misery somewhat, teasing that a new series of the show could quite seriously be on the way.

Speaking to The Metro, they said, "It’s mind-blowing that so many people watched our show – we still can’t get our heads around it, what a massive compliment.

"We are indebted to the BBC for their incredible support but most importantly to those viewers for watching."

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"We just hope one day we can let them know what Smithy said next."

Well, we're all hoping that!

Director of BBC Content Charlotte Moore, added, "These incredible viewing figures demonstrate the power of British comedy and the love for Gavin and Stacey. I want to thank James and Ruth for this gem and like everyone I’m longing to find out what happens next."

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