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James Corden and Mathew Horne appeared to be the best of friends once again as they walked onto set together for Gavin And Stacey on Tuesday.
The duo, who have done their best to move past feud rumours appeared in high spirits as they made their way to the shoot location in Wales.
Pictures showed the pair in their iconic characters, Gavin and Smithy, as they gave waiting fans a wave and said ‘hello’.
James donned a navy blue Tommy Hilfiger zip up, while Mat wore a dark green Fred Perry shirt and a long black coat.
Almost the whole cast were in attendance for scenes being filmed at the house that doubles up as the Essex home of Pam and Mick.
Gavin And Stacey’s James Corden and Mathew Horne are all smiles as they waved at fans while on set in Wales on Tuesday, proving they are the best of friends
The pair, who have been rumoured to have had a secret feud, appeared in high spirits as they made their way down the road
Almost the whole cast were in attendance for scenes being filmed at the house that doubles up as the Essex home of Pam and Mick. James Corden pictured with Rob Brydon
James and Mathew have hardly been pictured together since the last cliffhanger episode of the popular sitcom.
The last time they worked together was in 2019 when the show aired a special episode on Christmas Day.
Following the wrap up of the popular series, the pair began to drift apart with rumours of a feud circling them both.
While James found success on the West End stage in One Man, Two Guvnors, and then headed over to America to begin hosting the Late Late Show in 2015, Mat remained in the UK working on TV projects.
Speculation on their friendship continued to grow as many fans feared they had fallen out.
During an appearance on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories in 2011, James discussed their relationship as he admitted they had drifted but there was never a pivotal fall out.
As James was asked whether he kept up with Mat, he replied: ‘Err, we talk occasionally, yeah.’
Piers then revealed that Mat was asked to take part in the programme but chose not to. Faltering, James continued: ‘I didn’t know that, but I can understand.’
Gavin And Stacey’s James and Mathew went from best friends to hardly ever speaking amid feud rumours – when their joint comedic projects failed to deliver (pictured in 2007)
At the height of the show’s success, James (Smithy) and Mathew (Gavin) were inseparable as they struck up a strong friendship on the show (pictured during filming for the Gavin And Stacey Christmas episode in 2008)
Speaking to The Mail On Sunday back in 2015, James admitted that they had worked on some ‘atrocious’ projects together
Expressing regret for how quickly they got caught up in everything post Gavin And Stacey, he confirmed: ‘We never fell out, it was never that. We were one person for a long time. If I have one regret, it was we just rushed those things.
‘We did our own sketch show but the reaction was fierce. It was hard to go through that. We were riding this amazing wave and then it just dropped. In one year we spent 263 days together and we went from that to nothing.’
James and Mat reunited for the Gavin And Stacey Christmas special back in 2019 and Mat squashed any rumours of a feud.
When asked about the ‘feud’ by MailOnline at the launch episode, Mat insisted the claims were entirely were fabricated – with no animosity in place.
As MailOnline asked the actor: ‘After rumours of a feud, did you feel the need to address the claims when you reunited earlier this year’, Mathew simply insisted the claims were made up, as he joined the whole cast except James at the press conference.
After both insisting there was never a feud between the pair, they have reunited once again for the final ever episode of the sitcom set to air this Christmas.
