Ruth Jones is reprising her role to help mark 100 years of the weather report.

The actress will step back into Nessa's trademark black bob wig and leather skirt to read Radio 4's Shipping Forecast as the programme celebrates its centenary on the BBC on New Year's Day.

Actress Ruth Jones said the Shipping Forecast was 'always very important and useful' to Nessa thanks to her former career on the high seas

Ruth Jones will be back as Nessa after the much-anticipated finale of the series

It has been revealed by a Gavin and Stacey co-star that until the moment of filming, she had no idea that the show's most hated character was returning.

The Gavin and Stacey finale was filled with twists and turns on Christmas Day, even for those who featured in the BBC series final farewell to viewers

Gavin & Stacey fans are still reeling after the final episode of the beloved BBC sitcom but now Welsh co-creator and Nessa star Ruth Jones is about to make a comeback

The sitcom returned for one last episode on Christmas Day with millions tuning in to watch

It was a twist viewers - and even the cast - didn't see coming as Sonia burst back into Gavin and Stacey's last-ever episode

Actor Rob Brydon was among the show's cast reprising their roles for the last ever episode of the much-loved series

Oscar Hartland reprised the role of an adult Neil the Baby for the last-ever episode of the BBC series

'Gavin & Stacey' star Ruth Jones and Blur's Damon Albarn are set to read the Shipping Forecast to mark 100 years of the weather service.

Fans have been uncovering actress Laura Aikman's early TV past following her unexpected appearance in the last episode of the sitcom

Gavin and Stacey actress Lauren Cornelius has revealed that until the moment of filming, she had no idea that she was a bridesmaid for Sonia – five years after the last bombsjell

The TV and radio star was among the millions who sat down on Christmas Day to watch the end of the BBC sitcom