Gavin & Stacey star Laura Aikman shared her family’s reaction to them seeing her appear in the show’s finale.
The show’s finale aired yesterday on Christmas (December 25). The highly-awaited episode came five years after the last special ended on a cliffhanger with Nessa – portrayed by Ruth Jones – proposing to Smithy – portrayed by James Corden, both of who created the series.
Aikman who played the character of Sonia – Smithy’s girlfriend and subsequent fianceé – returned for the finale and kept the surprise under wraps from her family. Now, the actress has shared a video of the moment in which her family found out that Sonia was in the final episode of the show on Instagram.
The moment was met with excited screams and squeals from Aikman’s family members. One yelled, “Press pause,” while another shared, “You never told me.” “We never told anyone,” Aikman replied.
A caption in the video read: “The moment my family realise Sonia is ruining Christmas again…” while the caption of the Instagram post read: “I take an NDA very seriously.”
Gavin & Stacey director Chris Gernon took to his official Instagram account to share a photo of Aikman on set and revealed that her return as Sonia was kept under wraps. “@lauraikman spent the whole g&s shoot being hidden away. Staying in a different hotel, not allowed to come to wrap or screening parties so no one knew Sonia was back. Such a great reveal. And she’s amazing as both actor and person,” read the caption.
Fans took to the comments to share their excitement that Sonia was back, with one of them writing: “It was great and awful at the same time to see Sonia again 😄 Such a surprise!,” while another shared: “You were so good Laura! For such a nice person you played her so well haha.”
Since the airing of the show’s finale, fans have taken to social media to share their reactions.
One viewer called the episode “iconic” on X/Twitter, while another added the show is “a staple of British heritage.”
Elsewhere, one fan said they had “goosebumps” after watching, and another wrote: “Seventeen years later, and they still delivered perfection. Gavin & Stacey has gone down as one of the best British/Welsh series of all time. James and Ruth, this was perfection from beginning to end, thank you.”
The vape and the cigarette, the corn on the cob reference, Pete and dawn arguing, Neil… the baby, Dave coaches, the West Ham football kits, smithy’s sister 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 iconic #gavinandstaceythefinale
— 🦄🌈🌸amy (@amytalker) December 25, 2024
Seventeen years later, and they still delivered perfection. Gavin & Stacey has gone down as one of the best British/Welsh series of all time. James and Ruth, this was perfection from beginning to end, thank you.#GavinAndStacey #gavinandstaceythefinale #jamescorden #ruthjones pic.twitter.com/dvx6vYOvMM
— Ben (@benrdavis) December 25, 2024
Reports of the finale were first leaked in February before Jones and Corden officially confirmed the news in May. It was filmed across September and October.
In other news, ahead of the episode airing, Mathew Horne defended Corden and addressed rumours of a feud between the pair, saying: “the notion of us falling out wasn’t true”. He described it as a false narrative that “silenced” him when he wanted to talk publicly about Corden.
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