Gavin & Stacey's Joanna Page is pregnant with 'surprise' baby
The actress is expecting her fourth child
Popular Welsh actress Joanna Page has announced she's expecting her fourth child with her husband James Thornton.
Joanna, who played the role of Stacey Shipman in James Corden and Ruth Jones' popular sitcom Gavin & Stacey, announced her lovely news on social media, admitting her latest pregnancy has come as a 'surprise'.
Sharing a snap of herself looking stunning in a long floaty dress, Joanna told her Instagram followers: 'Well, this is a surprise!! Baby number 4 on the way! It’s going to be a busy Christmas! 😊🥳 #pregnant #babyontheway @jamesthornton_'. (sic)
Joanna's husband James also shared the same picture, writing: 'My wonderful wife @iamjoannapage is pregnant and doesn’t she look amazing!!! We are having baby number 4! #almostafiveasideteam #nosleep'. (sic)
Joanna's celebrity friends and fans were quick to comment on the photos, congratulating the 44-year-old on her news.
Emmerdale actress Charley Webb wrote: 'Oh wow ❤️ lovely news ♡', with Denise van Outen adding: 'Aw, congratulations ❤️'.
Catherine Tyldesley then commented: '😍😍😍😍 congratulations xx', with Melanie Sykes writing: '💓✨❤️🥰'.
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Finn Tapp and Jess Hale
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Cardi B
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Joel Dommett and Hannah Cooper
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Ellie Goulding and Beau Minniear
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Sienna Miller and Oli Green
At the same event as Ellie Goulding, actress Sienna Miller also announced her pregnancy, alongside her boyfriend Oli Green. Sienna is already a proud mum to her 13-year-old daughter Marlowe, whom she shares with her ex Tom Sturridge, and her 23-month-old daughter with Oli. The new arrival will be Sienna and Oli's second child together.
Joanna and her husband, former Emmerdale actor James Thornton, already have three children together, a daughter called Eva and two sons called Kit and Noah.
The pair met when they both appeared in TV show David Copperfield back in 1999, but it wasn't until a year later that they were properly introduced by a mutual friend. The happy couple then went on to marry in 2003.
After the wedding, Joanna and James welcomed Eva in 2013, with Kit and Noah arriving in 2015 and 2016.
Joanna's fourth child is due in December.
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