Alison Steadman reveals secret heartbreak as she shares she’s ‘gone through a sad time’ while filming Gavin and Stacey finale

Alison Steadman has revealed her secret heartbreak while filming for the Gavin And Stacey Finale.

The actress, 78, who will reprise her role as Pamela Shipman in the last-ever episode of the BBC sitcom, candidly admitted she is ‘going through a sad time.’

Speaking in a new interview on Friday, Alison said she has been up and down the country looking after her sister, who has been diagnosed with Dementia. 

She told The Mirror: ‘At the moment I am going through a bit of a sad time. My eldest sister who is 90 has dementia. 

‘She is bed bound and has no one to help her except me. I am up and down to Liverpool trying to take care of her.’ 

Alison Steadman has revealed her secret heartbreak while filming for the Gavin And Stacey Christmas special (pictured in August 2023)

The actress, 78, who will reprise her role as Pamela Shipman in the last-ever episode of the BBC sitcom, candidly admitted she is ‘going through a sad time’ (pictured with Larry Lamb and Mathew Horne the the series)

Alison is the youngest of three sisters, she lost her other sister Pamela two years ago. 

She added: ‘Maybe that’s the reason I was sent. The baby sister always has to take over at some point.’ 

The Gavin and Stacey finale wrapped filming last week ahead of its much-anticipated release on Christmas Day. 

BBC shared that after five weeks of filming, work on the beloved comedy series concluded on October 8. 

Sharing a clapperboard from the episode’s last scenes on Instagram, the post was captioned: ‘And that’s a wrap… for the last time ever. See you on Christmas Day!’

Filming for the series finale first began on September 2, and since then the cast have been pictured in a string of locations, including the famous Barry Island in Wales, which takes centre stage in the iconic comedy.

One of the main plot points that’s emerged appears to be Nessa’s wedding, which could provide an answer to the cliffhanger that ended the 2019 special.

It was reported that bosses were forced to implement extra security measures to keep the Christmas special plot under wraps after a huge element of the script was leaked.

Speaking in a new interview on Friday, Alison said she has been up and down the country looking after her sister, who has been diagnosed with Dementia

The Gavin and Stacey finale wrapped filming last week ahead of its much-anticipated release on Christmas Day 

Filming for the series finale first began on September 2, after creators James Corden and Ruth Jones revealed that they had written the last episode 

The cast and crew had been filming the last ever episode of the sitcom, set to air on Christmas Day, in Barry – drawing hundreds of fans to the set. 

Bosses are said to have ramped up security after a photo was taken of James, who plays Smithy, holding the script, which contained the plot detail, while filming in a department store. 

After the setback, producers are said to have warned the rest of the cast to be careful, especially with filming bringing so many fans to Barry.