James Corden gets behind the bar to pull pints as he celebrates Gavin & Stacey co-star Ruth Jones's 60th birthday at a Welsh village social club

Published: 06:38 EDT, 24 September 2026 | Updated: 06:53 EDT, 24 September 2026 James Corden and Rob Brydon partied with their Gavin & Stacey co-star Ruth Jones at a Welsh village social club last week as the actress celebrated her 60th birthday.Ruth hired the Royal Air Forces Association club in Porthcawl, South Wales, where her parents were members, to mark her milestone.The Porthcawl-born star invited James, 48, who played Nessa's on again, off again love interest Smithy, and Uncle Bryn's Rob, 61, to the bash and the pair promptly got to work.Looking as though he was concentrating hard, James was pictured pulling pints of Guinness behind the bar at the social club, while Rob happily posed for a picture with staff.The low-key venue, located just 30 minutes from Barry Island, had been sworn to secrecy and club steward Sarah Prescott has revealed it was a 'great honour' to host the stars of the beloved BBC show.'It was an incredible night for our lovely little club, the rooms were all filled with the nicest guests and celebs,' she gushed. James Corden and Rob Brydon partied with their Gavin & Stacey co-star Ruth Jones at a Welsh village social club last week as the actress celebrated her 60th birthday Ruth hired the Royal Air Forces Association club in Porthcawl, South Wales, where her parents were members, to mark her milestone, and James soon got behind the bar to help out'It was a great honour to us all at the club that Ruth put her trust in us to host this very special event, and bring her party back home to the Rafa as her lovely mam and dad were great members here for many years,' the club steward added in a social media post.'She had a great night with all her family and friends celebrating.'Ruth looked stunning, and worlds apart from Nessa's style, in a glittery top as she posed for a selfie with James who was dapper in a polka dot blazer.The long-term pals, and co-creators of Gavin & Stacey, shared the selfie with members of staff, posing in front of tables stacked with party food and tiers of cupcakes. Ruth joked 'I still feel 30' as she celebrated her 60th birthday on Tuesday.Taking to Instagram to mark the occasion, the writer and actress smiled in a makeup free snap with her birthday cake.She penned: 'Sixty today and still feel 30. Must be the cake that does it. My lovely sister made this one!'Thank you for all the birthday wishes- I am a lucky old lady to have such wonderful family and friends. Big love to you all. (Do I get my bus pass now?) xx' Rob happily posed for a picture with staff, looking dapper in a blue suit The low-key venue had been sworn to secrecy and club steward Sarah Prescott has revealed it was a 'great honour' to host the stars of the beloved BBC show The actress was inundated with messages from her famous friends as Richard E Grant wrote: 'HAPPPPPPY BIRTHDAY Ruth!'Lisa Riley commented: 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY BEAUTIFUL love you so much-enjoy this exciting new chapter.'While Claire Sweeney added: 'Happy birthday darling xxx,' Russell T Davies wrote: 'Happy birthday!' and Jojo Moyes wrote: 'Happy birthday Ruth! xxx'