Gavin and Stacey’s Neil the Baby has been played by six different tots
GAVIN And Stacey fans were over the moon to see Neil the Baby return for the 2019 Christmas special and to learn that Oscar Hartland, who played the child in the original series, was returning.
However, Oscar wasn't the only tot to play the role, as five other children were also hired by James Corden and Ruth Jones for the BBC comedy.
Lewis Marchant, Scarlett Humphreys, Cari Kiernan and Ewan Kennedy all played the part, although only Oscar returned, beating off competition from other actors.
Rocco Romanello also starred as the baby, although his parents have never spoken about the role.
Scarlett Humphreys
The first time viewers met Neil the Baby, the youngster was actually newborn baby girl named Scarlett Humphreys.
Lewis Marchant
Lewis, now 11, appeared in the show during a scene between Smithy and Dave from Dave's Coaches, as they had an argument about whether baby Neil would be a Cardiff City or West Ham United supporter.
Lewis' mother Emily told The Mirror that she found out about the opportunity through an agent and was "a bit hesitant at first but Gavin & Stacey was big so I just went for it".
Ewan Kennedy
Ewan appeared in the third season of the comedy, and his mum Petra admitted that she spent her maternity leave in summer 2009 on the set.
Petra said: "At the time I was off on maternity leave and my friend had her children in a stage school and she said they were looking for babies.
"I heard [Ewan] had been picked and then they said it was for the new Gavin & Stacey series so I said 'tidy'."
She added that what made the set so "special" was how nice the cast all were.
Oscar Hartland
Oscar auditioned for the role of grown up Neil the Baby and won it despite facing competition from other actors who had more experience.
He told Good Morning Britain: "I didn't really get my hopes up as there were other people who did acting. I was in a couple of newspapers and they noticed me.
"I did my audition in Cardiff. A few weeks later I found out I got the job. It was really cool."
He later spilled the beans that after the success of the one-off episode, the series may be back for more episodes.
“I did ask James in the process of filming. He said it’s just what the people want," said Oscar.
“Me, I would love it to happen. It really depends what other people think about it and whether they like it or not," he added.