A Russell Brand joke has been edited out of an episode of Gavin & Stacey after the disgraced comedian was convicted for rape and sexual assault offences.
Brand, 51, has been jailed for more than ten years after being convicted of raping one of his fans and sexually assaulting three other women between 2004 and 2009.
The BBC has now swiftly removed the reference to Brand from the original Gavin & Stacey Christmas special, which first aired in 2008.
During the scene, Nessa returns to the Christmas dinner table at Pam and Mick’s house after putting her son ‘Neil the Baby’ to bed.
Pam asks
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