Gavin and Stacey fans ‘worried’ for Sonia actress Laura Aikman after finale

*Warning: This text comprises main spoilers for the Gavin and Stacey finale

Gavin and Stacey star Laura Aikman, 39, stole the present as Sonia within the long-awaited finale – and followers are involved.

The beloved BBC comedy lastly returned 5 years after leaving us on the agonising cliff-hanger when Nessa (Ruth Jones) proposed to Smithy (James Corden) after he’d rowed with girlfriend Sonia.

It was quickly revealed moments into the final ever episode which aired on Christmas day that Smithy was getting married – however to not Nessa.

As an alternative, Ness recalled Gavin interrupting the proposal and Smithy strolling away speechless. Ness instructed Stacey she wakened the subsequent day to find Smithy was engaged – to Sonia.

5 years later, Sonia and Smithy have been lastly strolling down the aisle, a lot to the dismay of all their family members – notably Nessa, who couldn’t face the massive day.

As an alternative, she packed her baggage for a brand new life out at sea whereas Smithy regarded destined to make the largest mistake of his life.

Followers have been crushed to not see Smithy and Nessa’s love story get its comfortable ending – till Gavin (Mathew Horne) plucked up the braveness mid-ceremony to confess nobody thought this marriage ought to go forward.

One after the other, Smithy’s favorite folks on the planet stood up in settlement, Smithy got here to his senses and jilted Sonia on the aisle.

Gavin and Stacey concluded with Smithy and Ness having their large day in Gavin’s lounge and going to the pub, the day they deserved.

The 90-minute particular which Metro awarded 5 stars, was a tense watch although, with Sonia changing into extra insufferable throughout the five-year break.  

Followers have praised Laura for her ‘glorious’ efficiency as the one unlikeable character in probably the most lovable present possible.

Some have gone so far as saying they’re involved for Laura, who performed Sonia’s toxicity so properly they worry she’s going to be hit with backlash from followers who can’t appear to separate the actor from the character.

On a Reddit thread praising Laura, mary_llynn wrote: ‘I received’t misinform you, I’m kinda apprehensive for the actress, she already obtained a lot hate for her function in 2019 simply trigger she performs unlikable so properly I actually hope folks go away her be and respect a great efficiency this time round.’

Hassan18 agreed: ‘Persons are idiots. Not the primary time folks have given the actor hate as a result of they don’t just like the character. Occurs with cleaning soap actors too.

‘Nonetheless, hopefully she’ll be okay.’

‘It takes a particular expertise to make audiences hate you *that* a lot. She did a superb job,’ added LolwhatYesme.

Laura was sworn to secrecy over Sonia’s return – a lot so she didn’t inform her household.

The sneaky actress shared a video to Instagram of her watching final evening’s Gavin and Stacey along with her nearest and dearest, who have been only a shocked as the remainder of us to see Laura again on display.

‘I take an NDA very significantly,’ she teased within the caption.

Laura even shared a photograph on her Instagram Tales from Sonia’s disastrous hen-do with the caption: ‘Apologies for my behaviour.’

At a screening of the Gavin and Stacey finale, Corden defined the good lengths they went to to be able to maintain Sonia’s function a secret.

He mentioned: ‘I do really feel prefer it’s very, essential to say that Laura places in nearly as good a efficiency as you can ever actually want for – and isn’t right here as we speak for worry of it nonetheless simply by some means leaking.

‘She stayed in numerous inns, she was going into locations in the dark [during filming]. She’s not a part of any of this [promotion]. Such is her need and our need to try to shield the very feeling that we had right here.’

Jones added: ‘She hasn’t even instructed her mum and pop and he or she’s hoping to movie her dad and mom’ response [on Christmas Day]. She hasn’t even mentioned she’s in it, so we hope that she is going to seize that.’

Gavin and Stacey: The Finale is out there to stream on BBC iPlayer now.

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