Ruth Jones delighted Gavin And Stacey fans when she reprised her role as Nessa Jenkins in the show’s first look clip – released on Friday – ahead of the hotly anticipated Christmas special.
Wearing her trademark leather waistcoat as she picked up some customers in her new rickshaw, no there was a feeling of nostalgia ahead of the show’s return.
Back in 2011, Ruth unveiled her new look when she dropped an incredible 4.5 stone, leaving fans mesmerised about how she actually did it.
The Gavin And Stacey star, 58, has embraced a healthy lifestyle over the years and credited one simple lifestyle change, managing her portion control.
As fans await the hotly-anticipated Christmas special, her famous 2011 weight loss transformation has come to light.
Ruth, who went down to a size 12, was inspired to lose weight after overindulging on holiday in January 2010.
Ruth Jones, 58, dropped an incredible 4.5 stone in 2011, leaving fans mesmerised about how she actually did it (pictured in November 2011)
As fans await the hotly-anticipated Christmas special, her famous 2011 weightloss transformation has come to light
After returning home with a new outlook on her lifestyle, Ruth openly admitted: ‘I came back from holiday a couple of years ago – January 2010, and we all overdo it on holiday, don’t we?
‘Something just clicked, I felt this is now or never, I wanted to make a positive change for me, and I haven’t looked back.’
Instead of going down the route of fad diets and strict eating, Ruth said she simply managed her portion sizes and calorie intake.
She told The Express in 2019: ‘It’s taken me 22 months to lose four and a half stone. Although I have done loads of diets in my time I have never done it the old-fashioned way – taking in less calories than I was using.’
Ruth had a daily intake of 1,250 to 1,500 calories when she attempted to lose weight.
The NHS recommends that the average woman consume 2,000 calories per day to maintain a healthy weight.
The star is preparing her comeback in Gavin And Stacey, reprising her role as Nessa in the BBC hit sitcom.
A first look new clip has been revealed from the Gavin And Stacey Christmas special and in it, fans get to see a major life update for Nessa Jenkins, played by Ruth.
After taking on a new job as a rickshaw driver, she’s back to her wheeling dealing ways as she tries to charge her customers £75 for a two minute ride.
Back in her famous leather waistcoat, it remains to be seen how her relationship with Smithy, played by James Corden – but it’s the information that everyone wants to know.
Ruth, who went down to a size 12, was inspired to lose weight after overindulging on holiday in January 2010
Instead of going down the route of fad diets and strict eating, Ruth said she simply managed her portion sizes and calorie intake (pictured in 2011)
Ruth and her co-star James Corden in 2011
A first look new clip has been revealed from the Gavin And Stacey Christmas special and in it, fans get to see a major life update for Nessa Jenkins, played by Ruth (pictured in September)
Back in her famous leather waistcoat, it remains to be seen how her relationship with Smithy, played by James Corden – but it’s the information that everyone wants to know
‘Right, that’s your lot, you’re going to have to walk the rest,’ she tells the passengers, in the clip, who look on in shock as she confirms the price.
The woman exclaims: ‘What? But we’ve only been on for a couple of minutes.’
Nessa replies saying her tone is ‘abusive tone very triggering’ and adds: ‘If I were you, I’d leave it there. You got Apple Pay? I’ve got Bluetooth in my bra.’
The moment in the teaser was filmed back in September and these were some of the first scenes that were filmed.
In those pictures, Nessa, the best friend of Stacey Shipman was seen carting the passengers on Barry Island in a rickshaw – and she was finally reunited with Neil ‘Smithy’ Smith, who was wearing a wedding ring.