I live in the Gavin and Stacey house and was a virtual recluse until fans started showing up on my doorstep
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The woman living in the house used in nearly every episode of Gavin and Stacey has confessed that she was a 'virtual recluse' before fans of the BBC sitcom started turning up on her doorstep. Glenda Kenyon, 71, says her life has been transformed since her humble terraced house in Barry, south Wales, was chosen to be Stacey's family home.
![[Her home has been used in almost every episode of the popular BBC series since 2006 - and Glenda reckons she has been visited by 30,000 fans]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/11/93271049-14205419-image-a-28_1734522709149.jpg)
The Welsh woman has lived in the small house for 35 years before it was used in the filming of the TV favourite starring James Corden, Ruth Jones, Mathew Horne and Joanna Page. In the early 2000s, TV bosses sent her and neighbours flyers to say they were looking for possible locations to shoot a new comedy.
![[In the early 2000s, Glenda put her home forward to be included in a comedy series after receiving a flyer through her door]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/11/93271043-14205419-image-a-30_1734522765877.jpg)
Deciding it was a chance to 'change her life', she put her house forward to be considered and it was selected to be the home Stacey grew up in with her mother Gwen. The modest home has been used in almost every episode of the popular BBC series since 2007 - and Glenda reckons she has been visited by 30,000 fans in that time.
![[This year, a crowd of Gavin and Stacey fans showed up at Glenda's famous home to wish her a happy birthday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/11/93271057-14205419-image-a-29_1734522762786.jpg)
She previously said: 'Before the filming, my life was lonely. I did not leave the house often. Only to get food. 'It was a lonely life - I was going through hell with the depression. I never had many people to talk to. Then the film crew came along. Glenda Kenyon (pictured) says her life has been transformed since her humble terraced house in Barry, south Wales, was chosen to be Stacey's family home.
![[A sign in Glenda's front window welcomes visitors to take photos of her home as long as they are 'respectful']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/11/93271033-14205419-image-a-32_1734522890702.jpg)
