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| Olympic star's comedy connection | Olympic star's comedy connection |
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| Olympic silver medallist David Davies has a new goal - a part in his favourite TV series - Gavin and Stacey. | |
| The swimmer was put in touch with the comedy's star and co-writer Ruth Jones a few hours after his gruelling 10km open water event in Beijing, | |
| Jones gave him a brief "audition" on BBC Radio 5 Live and invited him on location for the Christmas show which will be filmed in his home town Barry. | |
| Davies said he was a "massive fan" and it had completed an "epic day". | |
| Porthcawl-born Jones, who plays Nessa in the award-winning series, congratulated Davies, saying she was "really proud" of his achievements. | |
| Talking about the BBC3 show, silver medallist Davies, dubbed Dai Splash in his home country, said: "When it was first released, I was bigging it up to everyone. My acting skills aren't brilliant but I'd love a cameo role. I'm trying my best. | |
| "If there was Christmas special, I'd love a walk on part. I've got the Barry accent down to a tee and I'm a local lad." | "If there was Christmas special, I'd love a walk on part. I've got the Barry accent down to a tee and I'm a local lad." |
| The show, which features the Essex-south Wales romance between Gavin from Billericay and Stacey from Barry, has been a runaway success. | The show, which features the Essex-south Wales romance between Gavin from Billericay and Stacey from Barry, has been a runaway success. |
| The BBC3 show beat the likes of Strictly Come Dancing and Britain's Got Talent to the audience award, voted for by the public, in this year's Baftas. | The BBC3 show beat the likes of Strictly Come Dancing and Britain's Got Talent to the audience award, voted for by the public, in this year's Baftas. |
| During the interview Jones insisted on getting Davies on the 'casting couch' and he had to act out a role, walking into the arcade and meeting Jones's character Nessa. | During the interview Jones insisted on getting Davies on the 'casting couch' and he had to act out a role, walking into the arcade and meeting Jones's character Nessa. |
| Ruth Jones and James Corden won a Bafta for Gavin and Stacey | Ruth Jones and James Corden won a Bafta for Gavin and Stacey |
| Davies was pipped at the post by just 1.5 seconds by Dutchman Maarten van der Weijden, in the men's 10km swim. | |
| But landing an opportunity to appear in Gavin and Stacey had made it an "epic" day, he said, adding: "This is the best thing that's happened today." | But landing an opportunity to appear in Gavin and Stacey had made it an "epic" day, he said, adding: "This is the best thing that's happened today." |
| "It's the simple things that make you happy, Olympic medals are one thing but doing this is brilliant." | "It's the simple things that make you happy, Olympic medals are one thing but doing this is brilliant." |
| Jones told him: "We're there (in Barry) in October so come and say hello to us when we're filming and we'll see what we can do, darling." | Jones told him: "We're there (in Barry) in October so come and say hello to us when we're filming and we'll see what we can do, darling." |