Ruth Jones has revealed she once impressed Harry Styles with her singing when the pair attended close friend James Corden’s raucous 40th birthday bash in 2018.
James, now 47, reminisced about his huge friends and family party in Mexico as he sat down with his former Gavin And Stacey co-star Ruth on Monday.
The pair were seen laughing the night away at When Gavin Met Stacey And Everything In Between book event – which releases Thursday – at the Palladium.
James revealed Ruth, 59, put on a surprise show-stopping performance which left his close pal Harry in awe of her singing.
James said: ‘We owe a huge amount to my wife Julia for organising a surprise 40th birthday for me in Mexico. She got in touch with Ruth. I was living somewhere else so I had not seen her.’
Ruth said: ‘Julia invited me and my husband to James’s surprise 40th. I was really gobsmacked as there were James’ old friends from school.’
Ruth Jones, 59, has revealed she once impressed Harry Styles with her singing when the pair attended their close friend James Corden ‘s, 47, raucous 40th birthday bash in 2018
James revealed Ruth put on a surprise show-stopping performance which left his close pal Harry in awe of her singing (pictured together in 2013)
James added: ‘All these friends came and they all came in with a Mariachi band. It was amazing and Jules said “There is one more person who made the trip” When I saw her I just lost my s***. I could not believe she had come.’
‘We proceeded to have one of the best weekends of our lives. Ruth did not give me a physical present. She gave me one better than that.
‘One of my greatest regrets is that I was not at Ruth’s wedding, Ruth apparently got up on stage and sang Wild Thing in a short dress.
‘Then at my 40th there was this little band playing and Ruth went over and said “Do you know Wild Thing?”
‘She got up on the stage and sang it like her life depended on it. It was so good, she left the stage and Harry Styles said to her “How did you do that?”
‘When you consider that is what he does for a job, it tells you how unbelievably impressive it was.’
Ruth and James have reportedly signed a brand new seven-figure deal for a Gavin And Stacey follow-up.
James reminisced about his huge friends and family party in Mexico as he sat down with his former Gavin And Stacey co-star Ruth on Monday
The pair were seen laughing the night away as they stepped out to When Gavin Met Stacey And Everything In Between book event at the Palladium
‘She got up on the stage and sang it like her life depended on it. It was so good, she left the stage and Harry Styles said to her “How did you do that?”‘, James said
The pals, who reprised their roles as Smithy and Nessa in the beloved BBC comedy for its finale last Christmas, are believed to be working on new material.
They have signed a deal that will take the new project away from the BBC and instead onto streaming platform AppleTV+.
A source close to the production revealed that 10 episodes are set to be filmed with an all British cast, with Corden and Jones also starring.
Shooting will begin next year, with the episodes not set to land until 2027.
However, the new show will not feature the iconic characters fans fell in love with on Gavin And Stacey.
Mathew Horne and Joanna Page played Gavin and Stacey, with Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb playing Gavin’s parents Pam and Mick, while Rob Brydon starred as Uncle Bryn and Melanie Walters as Stacey’s widowed mother Gwen West.
The insider told The Sun: ‘In what has unquestionably been a pretty miserable year for Brits, there is finally something to cheer — a new James and Ruth co-production.
‘As you might expect, it is uplifting, gentle and very funny.
The pals, who reprised their roles as Smithy and Nessa in the beloved BBC comedy for its finale last Christmas , are believed to be working on new material
‘They wanted to bring something full of heart and warmth back to screens; water cooler moments for all the family. Naturally there was a lot of interest around the script and a major bidding war to land this production. But James already had an excellent relationship with AppleTV+.’
The source added that casting has not yet begun, but the show will focus on a new format away from Gavin And Stacey.
Daily Mail approached representatives for James and Ruth for comment at the time.
On Christmas Day last year, Gavin And Stacey concluded with on/off lovers Smithy and Nessa finally declaring their love for one another and tying the knot.
It marked a poignant end for the sitcom, which launched in 2007 and had last aired in 2019 when Nessa proposed to Smithy before the special ended on the cliffhanger.
In a special documentary following the emotional episode, James revealed why Gavin And Stacey could not continue.
He explained: ‘Probably from the first Christmas special that we did, when Dave proposes and Smithy says, “Don’t marry him”, from that minute on it felt like they had to end together.
‘And that’s what he says in this last scene, “I know it’s messy and not perfect, but that’s because we’re messy and not perfect”.’
