Everything you need to know about Gavin and Stacey's Joanna Page

She's welcomed her fourth child with her husband James Thornton

Author: Alex RossPublished 15th Dec 2021

Actress Joanna Page, who is best known for her portrayal of Stacey in comedy series Gavin & Stacey, is not only an amazing actress, but she's a devoted wife and mum-of-four, with two daughters and two sons with her husband James Thornton.

In August 2021, Joanna announced she was expecting her fourth child and later gave birth to a baby girl called Boe Willow Russell in December 2021.

Here's everything you need to know about Joanna Page, including her husband, her family and her amazing career.

Who is Joanna Page?

Joanna Page is a Welsh actress and voice-over who has appeared in a number of major TV shows over the last two decades.

She's also now ventured into the world of TV presenting!

How old is Joanna Page?

Joanna was born on the 23rd March in 1977, meaning she's currently 47-years-old.

Where is Joanna Page from?

Just as her accent alludes to, Joanna is from a small town in Swansea, Wales, called Treboeth.

Who is Joanna Page married to?

Joanna is married to former Emmerdale actor James Thornton. 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.

Joanna and James got married in 2003.

Is Joanna Page pregnant?

Not right now!

Joanna announced in August 2021 she was expecting her fourth child with her husband James.

Admitting the pregnancy was a 'surprise', Joanna wrote on Instagram: ''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 later gave birth in December 2021.

How many children does Joanne Page have?

Joanna has four children with her husband James Thorton, two daughters called Eva and Boe, and two sons called Kit and Noah.

Joanna and James welcomed their youngest son back in December 2016, announcing their lovely news on social media at the time. Joanna wrote, 'Our beautiful baby boy Noah Wilder Russell was born Tues the 13th at 8:51am, weighing 7pounds 3. Welcome to our gang Noah! We love you xxx'. (sic)

Proud dad James added, 'Christmas has come early for us! Baby number 3 is here! Our beautiful baby Noah arrived Tues 13th 8.51am 7lbs3. He is amazing X'. (sic)

Joanna welcomed her fourth child on 12th December 2021. Sharing the news on Instagram, she wrote: ' ‘Welcome to our family Boe Willow Russell. We love you with all our hearts 💕 @jamesthornton_’ (sic)

What is Joanna Page's Twitter?

You can follow Joanna Page on Twitter at: @jopage_

You can follow Joanna Page on Instagram at: iamjoannapage

What TV shows does Joanna Page present?

In recent years, Joanna has pursued her love for presenting, fronting shows such as Shop Well For Less and most recently, The Pet Show on ITV.

Has Joanna Page quit acting?

In October 2021, Joanna was misquoted saying she was ready to quit the world of acting due to her new found love for presenting.

However, after seeing the story hit the news, Joanna took to her social media accounts to confirm she's most certainly NOT quit acting.

She wrote: 'I’m loving my new career of presenting, but I have no plans to retire from acting, I’m enjoying doing it all! And you can directly quote me on that! Tune in for The Pet Show on Sunday at 5:35pm on @itv 🐕🐈🦈'. (sic)

What TV shows has Joanna Page been in?

As well as playing the role of Stacey in James Corden and Ruth Jones' Gavin & Stacey, Joanna has appeared in other popular TV shows such as Syndicate, Midsomer Murders, Doctor Who, and Breathless.

The actress also branched out into the movie world, starring in the likes of Nativity 2 and Love Actually.

Check out what the cast of Gavin & Stacey are up to now:

Mathew Horne - a.k.a Gavin, then

Viewers saw Mathews character, Gavin, fall in love with Stacey pretty quickly - he drove all the way to Barry to surprise Stacey - after their night together. We saw the couple laugh, row and welcome a baby. N'aww.

And this is him now...

Mathew's come a long way from playing good ol' Gav - in 2016 he played Young Mr Grace in Are You Being Served and, in 2009, he even collaborated with James Corden to host The Brits. Now, in 2021, he's been working on a comedy mini series called Settling, it's not out yet, but we guess we've got that to look forward to! You can follow him on Twitter @mfhorne.

Joanna Page - a.k.a Stacey, then

Joanna smashed it as Stacey; the bubbly girl from Barry who got engaged five (yes, five) times before she met the love of her life Gavin. Bless her.

And this is her now...

Similar to her character Stacey, Joanna settled down in real life too and is now mum to three children - a daughter, Eva, and her two sons, Kit and Noah. She's also married to Emmerdale actor James Thornton - aka John Barton. Last year, she starred as Bethan Stubbins with the one and only Robert Downey Jr. in Dolittle - pretty cool, eh? You can follow her on Instagram @iamjoannapage.

James Corden - a.k.a Smithy, then

Err, James Cordon as Smithy was absolutely hilarious tbh. He kept us entertained with his dancing, love for Gavin and love/hate relationship with Nessa.

And this is him now... (along with the star of one of his majorly successful Carpool Karaoke's, Selena Gomez)

Do we really need to fill you in on this one? No, probably not, because he's everywhere. But incase you've been in hiding under a rock for the past few years, Corden has been doing pretty much EVERYTHING and has a majorly successful US TV programme - The Late Late show. You can follow him on Instagram @j_corden.

Ruth Jones - a.k.a Nessa, then

Oh, what's occurring? Need we say more. Ruth was brilliant as Nessa; fierce and hilarious and as much as we saw how happy she was with Dave, we always knew Smithy was the one that truly had her heart.

And this is her now...

She is arguably one of the funniest Welsh people to have ever lived and, since Gavin and Stacey, Ruth has lived in Cardiff with her husband and three grown-up stepchildren. She also has an MBE - go Ruth! - and, last year, reprised her role as Nessa for a special coronavirus message. Unfortunately Ruth isn't on social media, but you can still check out the clip on Instagram here.

Larry Lamb - a.k.a Mick Shipman, then

Larry is a prime example of a good actor. Despite seeing him play Archie Mitchell in EastEnders, we couldn't help but fall in love with Mick from Essex. Unlike Archie Mitchell, Mick actually loved his family...

And this is him now...

Since Gavin and Stacey, Larry has embarked upon all kinds of work; he appeared in New Tricks and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! alongside Scarlett Moffatt. Last year, he finished filming a comedy titled, Me, Myself and Di alongside Outnumbered's Tyger Drew Honey - we'll be keeping our eyes peeled for that one later this year, that's for sure. You can follow Larry on Twitter @larrylamb47.

Alison Steadman - a.k.a Pamela Shipman, then

Alison's character Pam was probably the most iconic of them all. We loved her that she made to pretend to be a vegetarian up until the Christmas special where she finally told everyone she was eating meat - they all (minus Gwen) knew.

And this is her now...

Since Gavin and Stacey ended, Alison appeared in Orphan Black in 2015 and currently lives in Highgate, London with her partner Michael Elwyn. Last year, Alison starred in Sky's TV movie Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse as Dora alongside Rob Brydon. Naw, we love a cast reunion.

Rob Brydon - a.k.a Bryn West, then

Ahh Rob as Bryn was an absolute classic. There's so many hilarious moments of him to choose from but whenever we think of him our first though is of course, the Gavin and Stacey fishing trip...

And this is him now...

Long gone are the days of Bryn as actor Rob has since gone on to star in Hollywood movies including The Huntsmen: Winter's War (he played Gryff) and he played Master Phineus in the real life version of Cinderella. Up until last year, Rob had been starring in BBC's The Trip with comedian Steve Coogan. You can follow Rob on Twitter @RobBrydon.

Melanie Walters - a.k.a. - Gwen West, then

Gwen was the Gavin and Stacey's resident sweetheart, cooking up an omelette for anyone who walked through her door and being responsible for Nessa's ENTIRE wedding meal__ when Doris forgot the all-important salad. Bless her.

And this is her now...

Since Gav and Stace, Melanie went on to star in Casualty, Doc Martin and, in 2020, she starred in CBBC's adaption of The Snow Spider. That said, Mel also runs a pilates company in Swansea, these days. Who would'a thought it, eh? You can follow her on Twitter at @melwalters01.

Robert Wilfort - a.k.a. Jason West, then

Jason, like Bryn, was somewhat of a mystery on Gavin and Stacey and, if you ask us, his entire storyline arched around WHAT happened on that bloody fishing trip? Apart from that, he was just Stacey's supportive brother, popping up here and there when we least expected it...or should we say when Bryn least expected it 😂.

And this is him now...

Since Gavin and Stacey, Robert has gone on to direct an episode of the Crown and star in quite the bounty of films and TV shows, including US sitcom Piss off, I love you. You can follow Robert on Twitter @robertwilfort.

Julia Davis - a.k.a. Dawn Sutcliffe, then

Dawn was Pam's slightly kooky best friend who we all loved to laugh at. Remember when her and Pete hired someone for a threesome? Obsessed 😂.

And this is her now...

Since G&C, Julia's starred in the likes of Black Mirror and Arthur Christmas. In 2021, she's currently filming an animated short titled, The Clearing. Oooh, mysterious.

Adrian Scarborough - a.k.a. Pete Sutcliffe, then

Like Dawn, Pete was just as kooky as his wife and we'll never forget him leaving his elderly mother behind Pam and Mick's sofa overnight. Poor thing...

And this is him now...

Adrian Scarborough is quite the successful actor these days and has starred in 1917, Killing Eve and Little Women. You can follow him on Instagram @adeyscarbs.


Steffan Rhodri - a.k.a. Dave Coaches, then

Dave Coaches was Barry's local coach driver with his business...errr, Dave's Coaches 😂. He married Nessa in series three, but their marriage wasn't meant to be, and Smithy was the one for Nessa Shanessa Jenkins.

And this is him now...

Steffan has starred in quite the array of Hollywood films since G&C, including Harry Potter and Wonder Woman. Last year, he starred in BBC's We Hunt Together.

Margaret John - a.k.a. Doris O'Neill, then

Doris was Gwen's batty next door neighbour who famously tried to get it on with Gavin.
Sadly, the actress that played Doris, Margaret John, passed away in 2011 at the age of 84.

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