“Gavin & Stacey” star Laura Aikman took her NDA so seriously that she even kept her appearance in the 90-minute special a secret from her own family.
Aikman, who plays the much-hated Sonia in the cult BBC series, posted a video of herself watching ‘Gavin & Stacey: The Finale’ on Christmas Day with her family, who seemed to have no idea she was about to appear on screen. In the scene, James Corden, who co-created and stars in the series, is shown in a room to meet his “bride-to-be,” leading the audience to assume it is his on-off-off partner Nessa is. (co-co-creator Ruth Jones). Instead, it’s Sonia.
In the video, Aikman had her family screaming in amazement as they watched the scene, while Aikman laughed as a woman who appeared to be her mother shouted, “Oh my God… you never told me!”
Aikman captioned the video: “I take an NDA very seriously.”
The actor, who also appeared opposite Jason Isaacs in the Cary Grant biopic “Archie” and, most recently, alongside Sophie Turner in “Joan,” did not participate in the press for “Gavin & Stacey: The Finale” and stayed to reportedly even in a separate hotel from the rest of the cast to keep her appearance a surprise for fans.
The special, which reunited Corden and Jones on-screen after a five-year absence, aired on Christmas Day in Britain, where it won the ratings war with 12.3 million viewers and “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” was defeated. attracted 9.4 million viewers and King Charles II’s annual Christmas speech, which was tuned in by 5 million people.