Melanie Walters became a familiar face for sitcom-lovers across the nation when she began playing widowed matriarch Gwen West on the hit BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey almost 20 years ago. Now, it seems that Stacey’s “mam” has got it going on – over on the dancefloor, at least, with the Welsh actor competing in the 24th series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Walters, 64, features in the BBC reality series’ new lineup alongside Love Island star Dani Dyer, musician Delta Goodrem, and former England footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips. It marks the first series since the departures of hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly; they have been replaced with the trio of Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe.
