Gavin & Stacey star Alison Steadman makes her Great British Menu judging debut on the third episode of the finals, on Wednesday, March 30, as the eight regional champions hope for success with their main course going through to Friday's banquet.
The veteran actress will have to help decide who will go through to the final stage of the cookery competition which has already seen Welsh chef, Nathan Davies, go through with his Merlin-themed, Welsh lamb starter. Best known for her role as Pam Shipman in the BBC smash hit comedy, viewers will get to hear her real accent which is nothing like Essex housewife, Pamela.
Alison is originally from Liverpool but by the age of 20 she'd moved down to Essex to study at East 15 Acting School where she met her first husband, the acclaimed director, Mike Leigh. With Leigh she had two sons, Toby and Leo and the pair worked together frequently in their early days, with Mike writing and behind the camera and Alison acting on productions like Abigail's Party, Nuts in May, Secrets & Lies and Life is Sweet. For the latter, Alison won National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1991.
