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
Stacey Jones and left the Dragons. Stacey Jones returned home and rejoined the New Zealand Warriors as their kicking coach for the 2008 season. As part of his release from the Dragons he was not allowed to play for any other club during the 2008 season. During the New Zealand 2008 election Jones publicly appeared with then Prime Minister Helen Clark and offered his support to the Labour Party campaign. In November 2008 he played for the All Golds again in New Plymouth against the New Zealand Māori. The game served as both a testimonial to Ruben Wiki and a warm up