Who is Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne?

MATHEW Horne is riding high in his career, as Gavin and Stacey returns to TV for a final hurrah.

From big TV breakthroughs, to BFF breakups and makeups, here's everything you need to know about the actor.

Born on September 6, 1979, in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, Mathew Horne is an actor comedian and TV presenter.

He is best known as the main character, Gavin Shipman, in the double-Bafta-winning series, Gavin And Stacey.

Growing up, Mathew lived with his parents, Brian Horne and Glenis Reyonlds, and brother Daniel.

He studied A level performing arts at Southwell Minster School in Nottinghamshire, and then went on to get a degree in drama from the University of Manchester.

Becoming a TV star

Although the star is best known from Gavin And Stacey, he has also acted in numerous other things, including comedy programmes such as The Catherine Tate Show and Horne And Corden.

Here's where else you may have seen him:

• Teachers (2001-05)
• Gavin & Stacey (2007-2024)
• Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009)
• Planet 51 (2009)
• Bad Education (2012-2014)
• Horrid Henry The Movie (2013)
• Drunk History: UK (2015-2017)
• Agatha Raisin (2014-2020)

Meeting James Corden

Mathew met James Corden while filming Gavin and Stacey.

The two became close while working on the show and went on to collaborate on other projects, including a sketch show,

Both famously known for playing Smithy and Gavin on the BBC show, the pair were also a double act off screens.

In the height of the sitcom’s fame, the pair were often seen attending showbiz parties, premieres and also working on other acting projects together. 

However, suddenly the pair began separating themselves from each other and would barely mention anything about their friendship.

James previously opened up about his friendship with Mathew on the Piers Morgan’s Life stories show, explaining: "We never fell out, it was never that… We had such an intense love for each other.

“If I have one regret it's that we rushed those things. We were riding this amazing wave and when it stops, the people you anchor to are the people you've known the longest."

Mathew later revealed there never was a "feud".

In an interview with The Sunday Post, he explained: "The truth is that there was never any rift and everything is fine.

“James and I have always been friends and we always will be.”

The pair have since reunited and back to BFFs again, and both starred in TWO Gavin and Stacey Christmas specials.

Married life

In 2021, Matthew married his wife Celina Bassili

The pair were wed in an intimate ceremony in her native Norway.

The couple shared a sweet photo together on Instagram which shows them embracing each other on the large acres of grounds at the Oslo mansion where they had their ceremony.