Gavin & Stacey star leaves fans stunned as he flogs autographs for £30 – and charges extra for a selfie

FANS of Gavin & Stacey were shocked to see that one of the show’s legends was selling autographs for £30 this weekend. The actor gave fans of the sitcom the chance to come and meet him, but charged an extra fiver if they wanted a selfie. Fans were shocked by the prices a member of Gavin & Stacey were selling their autographs for Credit: PA Mathew Horne appeared for a signing at Critical Hit Nottingham yesterday Credit: Instagram Posting to Instagram, collectable store Critical Hit Nottingham announced that Mathew Horne was doing a signing until 6pm on Saturday. He played the role of Essex boy Gavin in the hit series, alongside co-lead Joanna Page who starred as Stacey. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! The caption of the post broke down the prices, saying: “Mathew Horne is here today! “Mathew Horne is at Critical Hit Nottingham signing until 6pm today! Mathew played the role of Gavin on the show Credit: Getty Autographs at the signing began at £30 Credit: Getty “Autograph – £30. Photo – £20. Autograph and Selfie – £35. “Come down, meet the Gavin & Stacey and Bad Education star and grab an autograph or photo!” Fans took to the post’s comments section to share their disbelief over the prices. One said: “I would like to report a crime please. charging £35 to meet a z list!,” and jokingly tagged the Sussex Police Force. Most read in Showbiz A second shared: “£20 quid for an autograph??? Yeah right!” A third added: “Seems a bit mad to change an extra fiver for a selfie.” However others were thrilled too see the star, with another fan sharing: “Was unreal!!!!!! We absolutely loved it and well worth every penny! Such a lovely bloke and after watching him constantly for half my life it made my absolute year!!!!! X.” A further fan praised Mathew as being a “lovely lovely guy”. Mathew played the role of Gavin throughout the whole run of Gavin & Stacey from 2007 to 2024. The final episode of the long-running series aired on Christmas Day 2024, with 19.1 million viewers tuning in for the last instalment. The finale turned out to be the most-watched scripted show in over two decades. Aside from Gavin & Stacey, Mathew has appeared in many other programmes including Bad Education, Agatha Raisin and Dad’s Army. Comment now