Joanna Page breaks silence on new Gavin & Stacey Christmas special
She plays the role of Stacey in the sitcom!
Fans of BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey were over the moon earlier in February when news emerged that Ruth Jones and James Corden had plans to get the gang back together for a brand new Christmas special, five years after THAT last reunion.
Despite the Internet setting alight with excitement, Ruth seemingly dismissed the claims just days later, and now actress Joanna Page, who plays the main role of Stacey, has broken her silence.
Speaking to The Mirror about the recent rumours, Joanna said: “It’s all gone absolutely mad with those rumours and it’s so sweet and lovely that everybody still loves the show. But cross my heart, I honestly don’t know. I’d never ask Ruth Jones or James Corden if they’re planning on writing any more. That would look a bit sad, wouldn’t it? But would I do the show again?
"I’d absolutely jump at it. It was a fantastic job with a fabulous cast. We had a right laugh from start to finish. My children recently watched the first Christmas special which they loved."
Rumours first started about a 2024 reunion on 13th February, when Deadline reported a brand new Christmas special would be filmed in the Summer, for a Christmas Day release date, leaving fans very excited.
However, actress and the co-writer Ruth later appeared on RTE Radio 1, where she seemingly shut down the claims.
She said: "All I can say is, if there was something to say on that front, James and I would happily announce it, we would."
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First airing in May 2007, Gavin & Stacey had 21 episodes across three series and two Christmas specials, with the last arriving on Christmas Day in 2019.
As fans will know, the 2019 special ended on a huge cliffhanger, after Nessa got down on one knee to propose to Smithy, only for the closing credits to come on, leaving fans in the dark about his answer.
Since that moment, rumours have been rife of a reunion, especially after James quit his life in America last year in order to return to the UK.
However, nothing has yet been confirmed.
Old episodes of Gavin & Stacey are available to stream on BBC iPlayer now.
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