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Gavin and Stacey stars Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones post throwback picture of their school's performance of Carousel from 40 YEARS AGO


The Bridgend-born actress, then 18, wore her brown locks in a typical 1980s perm style and put on a pained expression as she was held by her co-star.

An incredible throwback snap of Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones has emerged showing the Welsh actors playing the lead roles in Porthcawl Comprehensive School's peformance of Carousel Comedian and actor Rob, now 59, teamed up with Ruth for the 2009 Comic Relief charity single, (Barry) Islands In The Stream, a cheeky parody of the Bee Gees-written hit which Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton took to number one in 1983. The cult sitcom, written by Ruth and James Corden, returned for a wildly successful Christmas special in 2024 which brought in a whopping 12.3million viewers, clinching the festive ratings top spot.

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