GAVIN and Stacey star Ruth Jones has revealed the bizarre reason she turned DOWN an offer to go on The Celebrity Traitors.
Ruth shot to fame back in 2007 when she co-wrote and starred in the BBC sitcom Gavin and Stacey, alongside James Corden.
While Ruth has completed a horde of TV work she has never really dabbled in celebrity gameshows.
But despite this, the 59-year-old was tipped to appear on the 2026 series of The Celebrity Traitors.
Rumours around her casting were rife and we reported the actress had been approached by BBC bosses.
Fans went crazy over the possibility of Ruth appearing on the show, but the actress has stayed silent until now.
The screenwriter, who played Nessa Jenkins on Gavin and Stacey, has opened up on the bizarre reason she rejected an offer from the show’s bosses.
According to the Mail, she said: “I want to address this, I was asked about doing it. I do love the show and did think: ‘Wouldn’t it be great?”
But there were some factors Ruth wasn’t so pleased with when it comes to the much-loved series.
Ruth continued: “But then I thought: ‘Oh, gosh, I’d have to swim in a lake, put on a wetsuit.’
“So I’d rather watch it. I’m not doing it.”
The BBC has confirmed the series will continue in 2026 but they have yet to release any dates.
The inaugural celeb version was won by Alan Carr last year and proved to be a ratings smash.
Ruth and James Corden, who co-wrote the BBC One hit Gavin and Stacey, recently appeared on a podcast and opened up on a secret storyline that never aired.
James, who played Smithy, admitted: “We had a sort of weird idea for the 2019 special, didn’t we?”
Ruth replied: “Oh, about Gavin having an affair.”
James continued: “Yeah, or that he wasn’t having an affair but there was someone at his work who he liked.”
Ruth added: “It just felt like it wasn’t true to the show.”
