Sheridan Smith beams as she attends boxing match – days after autobiography U-turn
SHERIDAN Smith flashed a huge smile during a night at the boxing just days after a huge career U-Turn.
The actress and singer beamed as she glammed up for the sporting event in Sheffield, opting for bold red lippie and gold hoop earrings.
Sheridan, 43, donned an all-black outfit accessorised with a chunky chain necklace.
The Gavin and Stacey star swept her blonde hair into a chic up-do and added a pop of colour with a lilac manicure as she glammed up for a night in the crowd.
Later in the night, she whipped out her phone to capture the action at the Canon Medical Arena.
The northern venue was playing host to the True Grit event, which saw Callum Simpson and Steed Woodall battle it out in the British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight Championships.
Sheridan was then seen cheering as Caroline Dubois and Jessica Camara locked horns in the World Lightweight Championship.
Her night out came after she spent her “favourite Christmas yet” with actress pal Charley Webb.
It was a wonderful Christmas-time for Sheridan, who resumed her role as Rudy in the Gavin and Stacey finale, before confirming her latest acting project.
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Yet her outing also comes amid a huge change in career plans for the beloved telly stalwart.
Sheridan previously vowed the “truth will come out” in her tell-all autobiography – yet The Sun recently revealed she has now shelved plans for the book completely.
The Royle Family actress first announced her book Honestly in 2021 to be released in October that year, but it faced multiple delays.
Sheridan, who appeared in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps from 2001 to 2009, had worked with a ghostwriter but the book has now been axed.
She was set to open up about her struggles with alcohol and mental health.
The West End star was also expected to cover her romances with actor James Corden and insurance broker Jamie Horn, with whom she has son Billy, four.
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- Smithy and Rudi’s American Boy rap – No one will ever forget when James Corden and Sheridan Smith rapped perfectly word for word the Kanye West and Estelle hit American Boy as they walked across the car park on the phone to Gavin.
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- THAT fishing trip – It remains one of the biggest mysteries in Gavin and Stacey history as to just exactly what did happen on the ill-fated fishing trip. Bryn appears to be hiding a secret as to an occurance between him and his nephew Jason which has left relations fractures. Ness’ on-off boyfriend, Dave, is the only other person to know the whole truth. Bryn did appear to allude to him and Jason lying together naked to keep warm as he said to Dave: “We’re going to have this out, once and for all, man to man, you may know what happened, David, but you don’t know why it happened! It was freezing cold, it was! And when you are that cold…”
- Islands in the Stream – No one can ever forget the classic Karaoke performance of Islands in the Stream. Nessa and Bryn performed the track in front of all their nearest and dearest. It saw the whole pub burst into some line-dancing as they enjoyed a boozy night out.
- The Xmas special proposal – In 2019, fans were left overjoyed when the show made a comeback but it ended on the ultimate cliffhanger. Nessa asked Smithy if she would marry him as she finally laid bare her feelings for him. Fans were gutted as the show then cut straight to the credits as they never found out just how Smithy answered. Will all be revealed in the brand new episode?
In 2021, she revealed the book would delve into “my darkest moments”.
She said: “A lot of truths will come out!”
Yet now, the plan has changed.
An insider recently told us: “Sheridan’s book has, to all intents and purposes, been shelved.
“It’s not going to see the light of day.
Sheridan has had a busy few years and didn’t have time to put the finishing touches to the book. Her mindset is different now and she doesn’t want this version to come out. She felt unsure whether she wants to put all of her life on pages for everyone to read.”
Those close to Sheridan insisted she still wants to finish her book in the future, but that she has been too busy.