Mathew Horne soon after said that he was exhausted after working 'flat out' for 3 months and it was later revealed that he was suffering from a virus. Horne also guest-starred in the video for the Maccabees' 2009 free-download single "No Kind Words" On 18 February 2009, he presented the 2009 BRIT Awards alongside James Corden and Kylie Minogue. In 2010, he appeared in an episode of "Miss Marple", named "The Secret of Chimneys", as Bill Eversleigh. Horne appeared alongside fellow "Gavin & Stacey" star Ruth Jones. He played the Culture Club drummer, Jon Moss, in the 2010 BBC docudrama about the
Ruth Jones deal with Transworld after a bidding war between ten publishing companies. The novel went into the Sunday Times bestseller list at no 7 after just three days of sales, before reaching the number one slot for two consecutive weeks. In October 2018 Ruth Jones will be returning to the stage after a twelve-year absence in a new play The Nightingales by William Gaminara, produced by Jenny Topper and Bath Theatre Royal. Jones was judged the "Best Female Comedy Newcomer" at the 2007 British Comedy Awards, and was also nominated for "Best Television Comedy Actress". She was also recipient of the