Gavin and Stacey's Mathew Horne sets the record straight on bitter 'fall out' with James Corden after reuniting for final BBC Christmas special
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Mathew Horne has hit back at claims he bitterly fell out with co-star James Corden after the Gavin and Stacey creator found fame in America. The pair, who portrayed Gavin and his best friend Smithy on the hit BBC show, were once inseparable and would frequently be spotted together.
![[The pair, who portrayed Gavin and his best friend Smithy on the hit BBC show, were once inseparable and would frequently be spotted together - both professionally and personally as friends]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/14/15/93148249-14192713-The_pair_who_portrayed_Gavin_and_his_best_friend_Smithy_on_the_h-a-4_1734190829654.jpg)
Since Gavin and Stacey first aired in 2007, James, 46, had gone onto find fame in the States and fronted his very own successful Late Late Show chat show. However, Mathew has since rubbished claims he ever fells out with James and hinted he is frustrated that confronting the claims in the past had the opposite effect of trying to cool off the speculation.
![[Since Gavin and Stacey first aired in 2007, James, 46, had gone onto find fame in the States and fronted his very own successful Late Late Show chat show]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/14/15/93148411-14192713-image-a-129_1734188893330.jpg)
Speaking to The Times, Mathew said: 'This notion of us falling out in 2009 — it wasn't true, but I couldn't really do anything about it. Because James then went off to the States, that was the narrative and however much I said that we didn't fall out, no amount of protesting would have convinced people that it didn't happen.'.
![[He said: 'This notion of us falling out in 2009 — it wasn't true, but I couldn't really do anything about it. Because James then went off to the States, that was the narrative']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/14/15/93148421-14192713-_This_notion_of_us_falling_out_in_2009_it_wasn_t_true_but_I_coul-m-131_1734188968314.jpg)
Mathew Horne has hit back at claims he bitterly fell out with co-star James Corden after the Gavin and Stacey creator found fame in America. The pair, who portrayed Gavin and his best friend Smithy on the hit BBC show, were once inseparable and would frequently be spotted together - both professionally and personally as friends.
![[He added: 'It was a hectic time and I really don't want any more hecticness and chaos in my life. Honestly, I'm sick of talking about 15 years of this, it sapped my energy at the time and it's not important']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/14/15/93148417-14192713-He_added_It_was_a_hectic_time_and_I_really_don_t_want_any_more_h-m-138_1734189582808.jpg)
He continued: 'It was a hectic time and I really don't want any more hecticness and chaos in my life. I just want to be grateful and enjoy the things that I'm so fortunate to have. Which is a really interesting, fun career and a beautiful family. Honestly, I'm sick of talking about 15 years of this, it sapped my energy at the time and it's not important.'.
![[Defending James from trolls, Mathew added: 'The root of all of the flak that he takes is jealousy. He is a phenomenally gifted actor and writer, and a brilliant working-class success story'; pictured James with Adele]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/14/15/93148443-14192713-image-a-133_1734189096421.jpg)
