Gavin & Stacey co-creator Ruth Jones has paid tribute to the screen writer who "indirectly" brought the comedy to our screens. The Welsh actress was paying tribute to Kay Mellor, who wrote some of the most successful television dramas in recent decades, after it was announced she has died at the age of 71.
Kay's dramas launched the career of many stars, and it was on the drama Fat Friends that Ruth met Gavin & Stacey co-writer James Corden and actress Alison Steadman, who went on to play Gavin's mum Pam Shipman. Paying tribute, Ruth said that she had texted James after news of Kay's death was announced, and said that she would be eternally grateful for her big break.
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