The jolly entertainer's first television part was in ITV's Fat Friends and, despite slimming down considerably since then, has continued to trade on his unthreatening tubbiness. Teaming up with fellow FF star Ruth Jones, the pair wrote gentle romantic sit-com Gavin & Stacey which grew into a hugely popular mainstream hit. As Smithy in the show, Corden played the lad-with-a-heart who captured 2008 foibiles perfectly. As his fame has increased since G&S, the quality of the work has decreased, with sketch show Corden & Horne based on the inherent funniness of fat and gay people. Flirted with Lily Allen and has been linked to a surprising amount of famous women, Corden proposed to his pregnant girlfriend, Julia Carey, in December 2010. The pair welcomed a son, Max, in March 2011. During the 2010 World Cup, he hosted a live chat show and released the single 'Shout' with Dizzee Rascal.