Rob Brydon says Ruth Jones is 'sister he never wanted' as he reveals pair's original bond

Rob Brydon has shared however helium archetypal connected with Gavin and Stacey co-star Ruth Jones and explained wherefore they went connected to go specified adjacent friends

Gavin and Stacey prima Rob Brydon has opened up connected the infinitesimal helium met co-star Ruth Jones and explained what initially brought them together.

The brace were astatine schoolhouse unneurotic successful Wales and rapidly formed a bond. They became friends erstwhile they were 14 years aged and Rob admits radical often inquire if helium was her teacher contempt being 1 twelvemonth older than her astatine 59.

He confessed gathering Ruth was a monolithic infinitesimal successful his life, with him agreeing to David saying helium had met a kindred spirit. Speaking of their connection, helium joked: "I ever accidental Ruth is similar the sister I ne'er wanted."

David and Matt chuckled astatine his effect earlier the erstwhile Britain's Got Talent justice asked what bonded the pair. Rob responded: "At 1 level conscionable liking theatre and performing and astatine different what bonds anybody to anybody? We conscionable deed it off. You know, we're precise similar. We overlap successful our consciousness of humour and I conscionable truly adored her and she is 1 of my longest friends.

He added that you "have to person that successful there", erstwhile helium said the brace would execute and rehearse unneurotic nighttime aft nighttime successful the performances.

Elsewhere, Rob confessed to a number of celebrities helium is sometimes confused for by fans. He confessed helium is often mistaken for Strictly's Anton Du Beke, 58. He besides claimed to person been mistaken for comedian Ben Miller, 58, too.

David admitted helium could grasp the Anton comparison, but brutally said that helium didn't spot the Ben nexus owed to the comedian - who is lone 1 twelvemonth younger than Rob - looking acold much youthful. Rob jokingly turned distant from David with a sarcastic look of disgust. He mocked: "Incredible. Do you cognize I was successful a car for an hr and a 4th to get here. And that's what I get."

Bringing it backmost to a superior conversation, Rob added: "When you speech astir who I get mistaken for, and you tin accidental what you privation to this, I ever accidental it's Anton Du Beke, it's Ben Miller, it's AP McCoy the jockey and connected a bully day, perceive maine out, connected a bully time Hugh Grant."

Rob past went connected to confess that helium sometimes turns connected a tv amusement with Anton connected surface and thinks it is really him for a moment.

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