Alison Steadman reveals secret heartbreak as she shares she’s ‘gone through a sad time’ while filming Gavin and Stacey finale

Alison Steadman has revealed her secret heartbreak during filming for the Gavin And Stacey Finale.

The 78-year-old actress, who will reprise her role as Pamela Shipman in the very last episode of the BBC sitcom, honestly admitted that she is ‘going through a sad time’.

In a new interview on Friday, Alison said she has been across the country caring for her sister, who has been diagnosed with dementia.

She told me The mirror: ‘I’m going through a bit of a sad time at the moment. My eldest sister, 90, has dementia.

‘She’s confined to her bed and has no one to help her but me. I’m back and forth to Liverpool looking after her.’

The actress, 78, who will reprise her role as Pamela Shipman in the very last episode of the BBC sitcom, candidly admitted she is ‘going through a sad time’ (pictured with Larry Lamb and Mathew Horne in the series)

Alison is the youngest of three sisters, she lost her other sister Pamela two years ago.

She added, “Maybe that’s why I was sent. The sister always has to take over at some point.’

Gavin and Stacey’s finale wrapped filming last week ahead of its highly anticipated release on Christmas Day.

BBC announced that after five weeks of filming, work on the beloved comedy series was completed on October 8.

Sharing a clapperboard of the episode’s final scenes on Instagram, the post was captioned: ‘And that’s a wrap… for the last time ever. See you on Christmas Day!’

Filming for the series finale first began on September 2 and since then the cast has been photographed in a range of locations, including the famous Barry Island in Wales, which is central to the iconic comedy.

One of the major plot points that has emerged appears to be Nessa’s wedding, which could provide an answer to the cliffhanger that ended the 2019 special.

It was reported that bosses were forced to take extra security measures to keep the special Christmas story under wraps after much of the script was leaked.

In a new interview on Friday, Alison said she has been across the country caring for her sister, who has been diagnosed with dementia.

Gavin and Stacey’s finale wrapped filming last week ahead of its highly anticipated release on Christmas Day

Filming for the final episode first began on September 2, after creators James Corden and Ruth Jones revealed that they had written the final episode.

The cast and crew had filmed the very last episode of the sitcom, which was due to air on Christmas Day, in Barry, attracting hundreds of fans to the set.

Bosses are said to have beefed up security after appHoto was taken away Jameswho plays Smithy, holding the script, which contained the plot details, during filming in a department store.

Following the setback, producers are said to have warned the rest of the cast to be careful, especially since the filming brought so many fans to Barry.