Ruth Jones accepts Bafta in voice of Gavin & Stacey’s Nessa with emotional message to James Corden

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12 May 2025 • 3:56 PM MYT
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Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones delivered an emotional message to James Cordon after her Bafta win.

The actor, who won the prestigious award for her portrayal of Nessa in the Gavin & Stacey finale, delivered her acceptance speech as her beloved character.

She said: “The person I would like to thank most is my dear, dear, talented, lovely, kind, funny friend, James Cordon, with whom I have shared this astonishing journey for the past 17 years and without whom Nessa Shenessa Jenkins would simply not exist.”