Ruth Jones has opened up about her relationship with former Gavin & Stacey co-star James Corden, claiming that he is "no bully".
It comes after the comedian was accused of being abusive towards staff in a New York restaurant, just days ago.
Keith McNally, owner of Balthazar, claimed James was "the most abusive customer his business had served in 25 years".
He took to Instagram to detail his claims that James had been abusive towards staff while at the restaurant, later confirming that James had called him and “apologised profusely”, leading to him deciding to revoke the ban he had put in place.
Despite the bad press, Ruth came forward to stick up for her former castmate and friend, describing him as an "emotional guy" in an interview with The Sun.
On speaking about the 2019 Gavin & Stacey Christmas special, Ruth said her pal wore his heart on his sleeve as they wrapped up the episode. She said: “He is a very emotional guy. We had this hug and he was crying.”
The pair, who first found friendship when they worked together on Noughties sitcom Fat Friends, ended up writing Gavin & Stacey together, which won a Bafta and a British Comedy Award, alongside being voted the 17th greatest British sitcom in a poll by Radio Times.
Ruth went on to describe them has having a "brother-sister-type relationship" and that the pair would often be in hysterics when writing together, due to them getting up to childish antics.
The only chemistry the duo experienced was during a sultry scene on the sitcom, which involved a KFC corn on the cob.
Ruth recalled: “There is never ever a world in which me and James Corden would ever ever have been a couple, right? — we will happily say that about each other.
“You’ll also notice that Nessa and Smithy have never kissed, because there is no way me and James could do it.
“But the corn on the cob was such fun to do because we had to be so brimming with sexual desire and channelling this lust through it. We were hysterical and it was such fun to do.”
James addressed the restaurant controversy in a New York Times interview, which was planned before the claims came to light.
On the suggestion he could have pulled the interview, James said: “I haven’t done anything wrong, on any level. So why would I ever cancel this? I was there. I get it.”
