John Prescott's epic Gavin & Stacey cameo as Nessa's former lover 'Two jags' resurfaces

Remember erstwhile John Prescott popped up successful Gavin & Stacey? The precocious lawman premier curate erstwhile made a hilarious cameo relation successful the much-loved BBC sitcom

John Prescott erstwhile made a astonishment cameo successful an occurrence of much-loved BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey.

The precocious lawman premier minister, who passed distant past nighttime astatine the property of 86, had a starring relation successful the 3rd bid of the show, which saw Nessa locomotion down the aisle to wed Dave Coaches - but not without a fewer of her ex-lovers watching connected successful the church.

After claiming to person dated everyone from TV presenter Richard Madeley to histrion Nigel Havers, idiosyncratic other whose sanction often popped up arsenic 1 of Nessa's fictional 'conquests' was John. He adjacent got a sanction driblet erstwhile she recovered retired she was having Smithy's baby.

Speaking astir the daze news, Nessa tells champion person Stacey: "I conscionable can't judge it, Stace. Of each the radical I've slept with, it's him [Smithy] who gets maine pregnant. Not Nigel Havers, not John Prescott, not immoderate of Goldie Lookin Chain. No, immoderate k***head from Essex.."

Showing he's a bully sport, John agreed to marque a cameo successful Gavin & Stacey during the memorable occurrence successful 2010. Arriving astatine the church, helium shook hands with Nessa's husband-to-be Dave up of the service. "Hello, congratulations," John said arsenic helium entered the church, arsenic Dave replied: "Cheers John, bully to spot you."

In existent life, John earned the nickname John 'Two Jags' Prescott arsenic helium owned 1 Jaguar, and had the usage of different arsenic his authoritative ministerial car. Nessa bragged of their 'relationship': "I had afloat usage of 1 of the Jags. If it wasn't for him I'd astir apt inactive beryllium successful jail." She besides made notation to his celebrated punch up with a civilian who egged him portion helium was retired campaigning.

Reminiscing, Nessa said: "This reminds maine precise overmuch of my clip with John Prescott. I had the lot. Flat successful Westminster. Didn't adjacent person to cook. And a crackin' societal life. Many a nighttime we'd person David Blunkett circular for dinner. But I retrieve intelligibly reasoning this is not the beingness for me. And I turned to him and said, 'I don't spot the point.' Dave said neither did he. He could beryllium precise dry. I near that nighttime and ne'er looked back. Cos I knew I'd lone ever beryllium blessed successful Barry."

Asked however John took the break-up, Nessa added: "He took it bad. He went huffy helium did, shouting and fighting. Next time helium punched a civilian. When I saw it connected the telly, I knew that punch was meant for me."

Writing connected his blog astatine the time, John said: 'I've got to accidental I thoroughly enjoyed my cameo successful Gavin and Stacey. I'd heard astir this moving gag astir maine and this pistillate called Nessa successful the series. Ruth [Jones], who plays Nessa, got successful interaction and asked if I'd beryllium a athletics and play a part." He jokingly added: "Well the secret's out... As for Nessa, I accidental I person to judge it appears I've mislaid retired to a amended man."

Every Gavin & Stacey instrumentality knows Nessa famously called disconnected the wedding to Dave aft Smithy arrived astatine the religion holding Neil 'The Baby' and declared his feelings for her. But fans are eagerly awaiting this year's Christmas Day peculiar to spot if Smithy and Nessa volition yet get unneurotic aft Nessa got down connected 1 genu erstwhile it was past aired successful 2019.

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