When this year’s Strictly Come Dancing lineup was announced, there was much excitement around the inclusion of Melanie Walters, a fan favourite thanks to her role in Gavin and Stacey.
But Walters – who played Stacey’s Omelette-cooking mum Gwen in the hit BBC sitcom – became the second celebrity to be eliminated from the competition following a dance-off with former footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips.