Gavin & Stacey fans SHOCKED as Nessa PROPOSES to Smithy

Gavin & Stacey fans were left wanting more after Nessa's shock proposal to Smithy at the end of the Christmas Day special. New love: The episode also saw fans introduced to Smithy's new girlfriend Sonia who disliked Gavin and Stacey's family when she met them in Barry for Christmas Smithy brought Sonia to Barry to meet Gavin and Stacey's families along with his son Neil who he shares with Nessa Choice: The proposal from Nessa will leave Smithy with a tough decision to make as earlier in the episode he told Gavin he was planning on popping the question to Sonia Elsewhere, the gang enjoyed a night out at the pub on Christmas Eve in Barry where they were reunited with Stacey's brother Jason during the episode. Controversial: Nessa and Bryn sang a rendition of Fairytale of New York which proved another talking point among viewers as the word 'f****t' was not omitted from the song Song: Bryn sang the controversial lyric of the hit in its original version which appeared to shock Gavin as the rest of the group hit the dancefloor Defense: Co-creator Ruth Jones previously defended the slur not being censored, saying the show was remaining true to the characters Split: Viewers were divided over 'f****t' not being censored during the Christmas special On Christmas Day, the gang gathered in the sitting room of Stacey's house and exchanged gifts, leading to an awkward moment between Bryn and Jason. Opening: The episode began with Gavin and Stacey chatting over the phone from Essex and Barry respectively, as the group prepared to gather in Wales for Christmas Parents: Viewers were shocked to learn that Gavin and Stacey now have three children together Awkward: Gavin and Stacey struggled with the realities of raising children as they attempted to have some intimate time together, only to be interrupted by their kids Sweet: Smithy and Nessa shared a tender moment together as their son Neil gifted them with a Christmas present Fling: Smithy panicked when, after the night out in the pub, he thought he had slept with Nessa, despite planning to propose to Sonia Fib: Nessa reassured Smithy that nothing happened between them but later admitted to Stacey they had slept together Speaking on Radio 2, James explained that he and Ruth met last year to try and write something new for Gavin and Stacey, but after writing 40 pages they agreed it wasn't good enough. Awkward: On Christmas Day, the gang gathered in the sitting room of Stacey's house and exchanged gifts, leading to an awkward moment between Bryn and Jason Running gag: The pair had a longstanding frosty relationship due to an unknown event that happened several years ago on a fishing trip Secret: Bryn was about to finally reveal what happened on the trip after he was gifted of a photo of him and Jason on the trip but was interrupted by Gavin and Stacey's kids Hilarious: Fans were more desperate than ever to know what happened on the infamous fishing trip by the end of the episode James was tight-lipped about the nature of the scene, although co-star Mathew Horne hinted on Radio 2 that it involved himself and Joanna Page, as he said it was the first scene they filmed when production began on the special.