Gavin and Stacey’s Nessa on social distancing: ‘Just because you don’t feel ill don’t mean you’re not infectious, you could be riddled’

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ruth Jones made a special appearance as her Gavin and Stacey character Nessa in a video that provided fans with advice on how to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. I wouldn’t even tell myself to live my life.” She continues: “If you see me in the morning doing my daily run, my half-marathon around Barry, don’t even think about breaking that two-metre rule, because if you does, I will not hesitate to tell you quite clearly to ‘back off’. “Because at the end of the day, when all is said and done, no word of a lie if truth be told, just because you don’t feel ill don’t mean you’re not infectious, you could be riddled.” Nessa signed off the video as she added: “Stay safe, stay out of my way and protect the NHS, obviously it goes without saying.” A number of other celebrities have warned their fans to adhere to the lockdown rules. Liam Gallagher urged fans to wash their hands by singing “Champagne Soapernova”, Adam Sandler and Jimmy Fallon sang a quarantine duet on The Tonight Show, and Randy Newman wrote a social distancing song called “Stay Away”.