{"id":326353,"date":"2025-12-20T11:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T11:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/326353\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T11:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T11:26:08","slug":"joy-mcavoy-reveals-what-shes-buying-james-mcavoy-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/326353\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy McAvoy reveals what she&#8217;s buying James McAvoy for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The Two Doors Down star revealed this festive detail during an interview for The Saturday Show, where she spoke candidly about her close bond with the Hollywood actor.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The siblings, who were born and raised in Drumchapel, have long been known for their tight-knit relationship \u2013 something Joy said plays into the way she chooses his gifts each year.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Although she refused to give away the exact details of this year&#8217;s present for fear of spoiling the surprise, Joy said she tends to wait for moments of inspiration rather than buying anything extravagant.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Joy recalled that ahead of James\u2019s birthday this year, she had been unsure what to get him until he phoned to ask if she had a sharp carving knife he could borrow. This sparked a light, with Joy saying: \u201cAh I\u2019m going to get you a really sharp carving knife. So, I usually just listen to things that he needs and I will buy that.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cHe\u2019s the most generous, kind guy. He\u2019s not flashy in any way so he doesn\u2019t like big, big fancy things. So I go for something more meaningful and thoughtful.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  During the interview, Joy also spoke proudly about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/25680902.james-mcavoy-directorial-debut-close-glasgow-festival\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">James\u2019s directorial debut,<\/a> California Schemin\u2019, which is due to close the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/topics\/glasgow-film-festival\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Glasgow Film Festival<\/a> when it is released on March 8, 2026.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>California Schemin&#8217; is based on the story of rap duo Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd (Image: Archives)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In reference to the film, Joy said: \u201cI\u2019ve seen it about 10 times. The casting is brilliant, it\u2019s such a great film. I\u2019m so proud of James and I hope it does really well.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Joy also reflected on her early years in London, when she worked as James\u2019s PA on film sets, calling it: \u201c&#8230; the best training. I got to sit beside the monitors and see him act and how he worked with cameras and directors.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She added that she always believed that he would make the leap to directing, saying: \u201cHe is so gifted as an actor, but he is so technically gifted as well. I\u2019ve always said to him, \u2018You need to direct.\u2019\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Joy said visiting him on set for his debut only reinforced that belief, describing him as: \u201cjust gorgeous, so great with the actors. He\u2019s definitely an actor\u2019s director.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Best known for her role as Michelle Young in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/topics\/bbc\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BBC<\/a> sitcom Two Doors Down, Joy has cited it as being her \u201cbig break\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/25585148.five-new-dates-added-two-doors-hydro-live-show\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">It was announced in October 2025<\/a> that the show will make its live debut at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow from September 25\u201327 and October 9\u201311, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Two Doors Down star revealed this festive detail during an interview for The Saturday Show, where she&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-326353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}