Ruth Jones with her husband David Peet (Image: imdb)
Gavin & Stacey’s Ruth Jones has been quite open about her personal life, sharing with fans that she never had children of her own. The beloved actress expressed that it wasn’t a deliberate choice, saying: “It just didn’t happen. It wasn’t a decision. I don’t have a burning desire to have babies.”
Despite not having experienced childbirth, Jones feels privileged to enjoy all the joys of through being a stepmum to her husband David Peet’s three children from a previous marriage.
As the anticipation for the Christmas special mounts—a finale that promises to wrap up the storylines—Jones looks back on her life contentedly.
In a heart-to-heart with the Daily Mail, Ruth reflected on starting a family: “It just didn’t happen. It wasn’t a decision. I don’t have a burning desire to have babies.”
Ruth Jones (Image: PA)
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For those who yearn for children and face challenges, she empathises deeply, stating, “I think it’s heartbreaking if you do and you find out you can’t have them. I love being a stepmum – all the joys of motherhood without the pain of childbirth,” reports
Ruth Jones, best known for portraying Nessa Jenkins in the smash-hit series she co-created with , is set to charm viewers once again in the highly anticipated Christmas episode of Gavin & Stacey, which many suspect will be the grand finale.
Ruth added: “You take things as they come. There wasn’t a moment when I thought: ‘I’ve become a stepmum now.'”.
Ruth Jones and James Corden (Image: PA)
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She recalls her journey into step-parenting and happily notes: “We never had any difficulty with teenage angst, and now I’m looking forward to becoming a step-grandmother at some point.”
Ruth married David Peet in 1999 and has embraced being a part of his children, Louise, Alex, and Fiona’s lives, as the family gears up for more festive cheer both on and off-screen.
Ruth will be appearing on the Graham Norton show tonight (Friday, December 20) at 10.40pm on One. She’ll be sharing the spotlight with her Gavin and Stacey co-star James Corden, as well as actors Timothée Chalamet and Andrew Garfield.
The last episode of Gavin and Stacey is set to air on Christmas Day at 9pm on One.