All the mega wholesome Gavin and Stacey finale behind the scenes secrets the cast shared

The Gavin and Stacey finale really made us all cry our silly little eyes out on Christmas Day, huh? Ruth Jones and James Corden had the huge task of giving a show that means so much to so many of us the send off it not only deserved, but that fans all wanted too. The feature length episode delivered across the board, and is honestly even sweeter when you read this rundown of all the behind the scenes secrets and info about how the beloved cast made it. Here’s all the behind the scenes Gavin and Stacey finale moments you need to know that will make you cry even harder that it’s all over.

The wild lengths to keep Sonia secret

Laura Aikman (who played Sonia) didn’t tell her family she was back in Gavin & Stacey until she popped up on the screen last night. #GavinAndStacey pic.twitter.com/EC5lcpywlq

— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) December 26, 2024

The big first twist of the finale was that after Nessa proposed to Smithy in the 2019 Gavin and Stacey Christmas special, the actual person Smithy was marrying was the evil Sonia. Laura Aikman who plays Sonia had to keep her involvement a huge secret and stayed in a different hotel to the cast and crew. She didn’t even tell her family, and shared a nice video of them finding out with the rest of the nation on Christmas Day.

The two that stood up on Sonia’s side improvised it

The extras were so in the moment they just got up without planning it. “They were so in [the plot], they just stood up,” James Corden said.

Most Read

From Taylor Swift to Hailey Bieber: All the celebrities named in Blake Lively’s lawsuit

Iain Armitage is now the richest child actor in the world, and it’s all down to Young Sheldon

Lily Phillips shares four gross mistakes she made while sleeping with 100 men in one day

Neil the Baby is one of the OG babies

Oscar who plays Neil the Baby was one of three rotating babies who played Neil in season three, and returned for the 2019 special as well as his significant role in the finale of Gavin and Stacey, and one of the behind the scenes cute moments is that he was on the Voice Kids last year so he sang live at the wedding.

Ruth Jones directed behind the camera and cried her eyes out at the song

Ruth Jones wasn’t doing Nessa at the Smithy wedding and she was behind the camera. When Oscar covered Blackbird, she cried her eyes out.

They swapped the final scene to be filmed so the cast could all be together

The final scene filmed was meant to be one of Smithy in his car, but production switched so the cast could all be together for the final moments.

Smithy’s proposal was meant to be at Cardiff Airport

The crew couldn’t get permission to film in Cardiff Airport, so the plot had to be switched to Southampton Docks instead. Corden said he was relieved that paparazzi never caught wind of it and the details never got leaked.

What a show it was, the Gavin and Stacey lot smashed the finale and now the behind the scenes moments are in the history books.

For all the latest news and drama and drops, quizzes and memes, like The Tab on Facebook.