However, it emerged that Smithy was in fact marrying his girlfriend, Sonia, who is quite frankly a stuck up b**ch. This development was much to the chagrin of Smithy's family and friends, who also didn't take kindly to Sonia.

Fans have been uncovering actress Laura Aikman's early TV past following her unexpected appearance in the last episode of the sitcom

Gavin and Stacey' actress Laura Aikman has revealed the lengths she went to in order to keep her character Sonia's return to the BBC show a secret from fans.