Laura Aikman revealed the lengths the cast went to keep the twist of Smithy marrying Sonia a secret, even having to buy a secondhand wedding dress.
Gavin and Stacey star Laura Aikman has revealed the lengths she went to in order to keep a huge twist under wraps, which has left one lucky viewer very surprised. The actress, 39, played Smithy ’s bride Sonia in the Christmas special, leaving fans – and her own parents – gobsmacked at her return.
Ahead of the beloved final episode, the cast, including the likes of James Corden, Ruth Jones, Joanna Page and Mathew Horne, who all reunited for the festive special, kept all spoilers a secret, including Sonia almost marrying Smithy. Many had assumed Smithy would marry Nessa from the start, after the agonising cliff-hanger from the 2019 special where she got down on one knee, and although the couple did finally get their happy ending, it only came after Smithy’s realisation at the altar. Instead, most of the focus of the episode was on Smithy marrying Sonia, however, it’s now been revealed the cast went to extreme lengths to avoid the spoiler being leaked. Laura returned Sonia in the festive special, surprising fans and even her own family. She almost married Smithy in a huge twist. The cast reunited for one final time. In fact, Laura wasn’t even able to be fitted for a wedding dress properly for the pivotal scene, and instead had to buy one second-hand so she wasn’t spotted, meaning one fan unknowingly sent her gown in to be worn in the final episode. She explained on Instagram with some behind-the-scenes snaps: ‘We couldn’t go wedding dress shopping (because of the secrecy), so this was from Vinted, (it probably belonged to someone who watched the show!) ‘Shout out to our costume designer #ShanJames who had to alter it massively as 48 hrs before we shot the wedding it didn’t fit.
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