Gavin and Stacey home owner braced for more visitors
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The owner of Gwen's house in Gavin and Stacey has said she expects more coach loads of visitors following the announcement that the BBC hit TV show is to make a return for a final episode on Christmas Day.
Glenda Kenyon, 70, said her life changed after she answered a letter from the show producers looking for a house on Trinity Street in Barry, the Vale of Glamorgan, in 2006.
Her terraced home, set on a steep street overlooking the Bristol Channel, became one of the comedy's main locations which is still visited by regular coach tours.
"I think it's put Barry on the map, she said.
"Since we've had Gavin and Stacey they started building houses, schools. I think that's what we needed."
Glenda's home has had nearly 30,000 visitors, with Gavin and Stacey fans coming from as far away as Australia, Hawaii and India.
And could a new episode prompt even more?
"I'm in for it, I am," joked Glenda. "It's bound to get more [busier]."
Glenda, who has lived in Barry for 35 years, said being associated with the comedy has changed her life.
"It's opened me up a lot more because when you've got learning problems, you didn't have no friends. And now I've got friends."
When the house is needed, the crew temporarily remove her furniture and replace it with Gwen and Stacey West's interiors - and Glenda is put up in a hotel.
What does she want to see in finale?
"I hope they finish off the fishing trip because I am desperate to find out," she said.
Since the show began in 2007, fans have been sharing their theories on the mystery fishing trip involving Uncle Bryn and his nephew Jason.
In the last Christmas special, Bryn and Jason were finally ready to tell the whole family what happened, but they were interrupted.
James Corden ended speculation about new Gavin and Stacey material by announcing a final episode of the show will air on Christmas Day.
Writing on Instagram, the former talk show host said: "It's official! We have finished writing the last ever episode of Gavin and Stacey".
He added: "See you on Christmas Day, BBC One. Love Ruth and James."
It confirmed the episode has been written with co-creator Ruth Jones, who has shared an on-screen relationship with Corden in their roles.
Viewers will be hoping to find out what has happened between Nessa and Smithy, but also to see how their on-screen son, "Neil the Baby", is doing.
The final episode could be a bittersweet moment for fans - the 2019 Christmas special was the most watched show in a decade, bringing in more than 17 million viewers.
Running for three series between 2007 and 2010, it started off as a BBC Three sitcom but was soon shifted to prime time BBC One.
Set in both Essex and Wales, it has become a cult classic, despite only winning a handful of awards at the time; two Bafta TV awards in 2008 and one National Television Award in 2010.
It also won a Must-See Moment Bafta in 2020, voted for by the public, for the moment when Nessa proposed.
The show also picked up an impact award at the National Television Awards in 2020 - showing its longevity in the comedy space.
