Gavin and Stacey actor Mathew Horne struggled to contain his emotions after revealing a member of the crew – who has not been pictured – had suddenly passed away.
The actor, who played Gavin Shipman in the BBC hit show, was being interviewed on stage at his ‘In Conversation With…’ show in Taunton, Somerset.
According to The Sun, Mathew was talking about how the cast were all still chatting to each other on a Whatsapp group, when he became emotional.
He said: ‘Sorry. I got distracted. Earlier on… we had a driver on the finale called Rob and he was in his early 40s… and I found out via the Whatsapp group earlier that he has passed away and I got slightly distracted there.
‘It’s really really sad. I got distracted by losing Rob. He was a really lovely guy and he’s left a four year old behind and that is really really really sad.’
Mathew Horne struggled to contain his emotions as he revealed a Gavin And Stacey crew member died suddenly, (stock image)
The actor, who played Gavin Shipman in the BBC hit show, was being interviewed on stage at his ‘In Conversation With…’ show in Taunton, Somerset
He went on to tell the crowd how all the cast and crew had become close after working together for almost two decades.
He said: ‘In 2019 before the Christmas special – part one of the finale if you like – aired, I lost my mother and Alison [Stedman, who played his onscreen mother Pam], really stepped up and she became my surrogate mother off screen as well.
‘Whenever she texts me even now she signs it “Mum”. And that is cool. That is so beautiful. And she says “How are you, my little prince?’ It means the world to me.”‘
Mathew looked worlds away from his sitcom character as he showed off a bold new hair style at Wimbledon on June 30
