What's occurring? Gavin and Stacey actress Ruth Jones awarded MBE
ACTRESS Ruth Jones, who co-created and starred in hit series Gavin and Stacey, has been awarded an MBE by the Queen today.
The star, who played Nessa in the hit series alongside James Corden, headed down to Windsor Castle for the ceremony which she described as an "honour."
Wearing a stylish printed dress and a feather fascinator, the actress looked every inch the stylish fashionista as she greeted Her Majesty.
"It's a huge honour and I feel really lucky, I love doing my job. I suppose doing the job you love is reward enough but this is like the icing on the cake," she said.
"It's funny, yesterday I was I was on the film set as Stella, which we're filming at the moment, and I was dressed up in my nurse's costume, with my wig on shouting at somebody and today I'm in Windsor Castle getting an MBE - so life is very rich and carried, let's put it that way."
The actress got her big break on ITV's diet club drama Fat Friends in 2000 where she met Corden.
The pair later teamed up to co-create Gavin and Stacey, which went on to become a huge hit, winning several accolades.
Speaking about her brief chat with the Queen during the MBE presentation, the actress added: "I told her that I write and perform and she said to me 'that sounds like an immense amount of fun'."
She added, laughing: "I have no expectation whatsoever that the Queen has ever seen an episode of Gavin & Stacey or Stella. I think we sent Prince Charles a boxset of Gavin & Stacey once and I think William and Harry like it."