Gavin & Stacey’s James Corden says Smithy and Sonia could have ended up together due to this one thing
Gavin & Stacey co-creator and star James Corden has said that his character Smithy and Sonia could have ended up together. In RadioTimes, his co-star Robert Wilfort, who plays the character of Jason West in the comedy series, revealed that Corden said the couple may have said 'I do' if none of their families were involved.
More than 12m viewers tuned in to watch Gavin & Stacey: The Finale on Christmas Day last year. The last ever episode saw Smithy (played by James Corden) continue with his plans to marry Sonia (played by Laura Aikman), despite Nessa (played by Ruth Jones) declaring her love to him. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter.
But when the big day came, and Smithy and Sonia were about to tie the knot in front of their friends and family, his loved ones staged an impromptu intervention and made him realise he was in fact in love with Nessa. Speaking to RadioTimes, Robert Wilfort and Laura Aikman explained how differently things could have panned out for Smithy and Sonia if it wasn't for one thing.
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Jason said: "I remember James saying, he thinks if Smithy and Sonia didn’t have any other family, it was just them, they’d probably be fine. But because there's this whole other world…". Sonia Aikman, who played the jilted bride agreed and added: "Yeah, there's this whole other world that she can't can't assimilate into. She cannot do it."
The finale concluded with Smithy and Nessa ending up getting married to each other, and celebrating their nuptials with the West and Shipman families. During the retrospective documentary, Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell, co-creator and star Ruth Jones explained why the viewers "can never see" Smithy and Nessa's relationship.
She said: "Once Smithy and Nessa got together, that really is the end. Because we can never see them actually living together." Corden agreed and added: "Oh no, it would be awful". He later added: "It just won't work".
