Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeRuth Jones took a cheeky dig at Craig Revel Horwood as she congratulated her Gavin and Stacey co-star Melanie Walters on joining the Strictly Come Dancing 2026 line-up. The Swansea-born actor is best known for playing Gwen, the sweet and softly-spoken mother to Stacey, in Gavin and Stacey. Jones, who played the deadpan lover of leather jackets Nessa on the show, was among those to share her well-wishes to Walters, with Strictly judge Horwood catching a stray in the process. Walters and Jones starred on Gavin and Stacey for three seasons from 2007 to 2010, alongside Matthew Horne, Joanna Page, Rob Brydon, and James Cordon.