Joanna Page on Gavin & Stacey, Margot Robbie, and Nude Scenes

Joanna Page on Gavin & Stacey, Margot Robbie, and Nude Scenes

Author: Kate Thornton February 26, 2026 Duration: 1:00:29

Our guest on this episode of White Wine Question Tim is Joanna Page, an actor and presenter from Swansea, who was told whilst she was training at RADA that she was not a bad actress, the problem was that she was Welsh…


Luckily for all of us she didn’t let these comments hold her back, and ended up leaving RADA early to join the Royal National Theatre and then the Royal Shakespeare Company, appearing in the star-studded 1999 BBC adaptation of David Copperfield, and then what proved to be one of the nation’s all-time favourite Christmas films, Love Actually.


She seems to have a knack of winning roles in some of our most beloved shows, playing the titular Stacey Shipman in the BAFTA-winning series Gavin & Stacey alongside Ruth Jones, James Corden, and Matthew Horne - the final episode was one of the most-watched TV shows of the last two decades, with an audience of over 20 million.


She has four children with her actor husband James Thornton, who she starred with in David Copperfield, but in a truly Dickensian plot-twist she didn’t meet him at the time – it took a later introduction to throw them together from drama school friend Maxine Peake


So sit back and enjoy this chat with Joanna Page as she discusses that Gavin & Stacey finale, Hollywood's very own Margot Robbie being a fan, and how she feels about nude scenes.


If you're looking for more information about the National Lottery Open Week that Joanna mentioned - it runs from 7-15 March, and it’s your chance to unlock some of the UK’s hidden gems. You can show any National Lottery ticket, Scratchcard or Instant Win Game and get free or discounted entry, plus special offers, at hundreds of funded venues across the UK - from BFI Escapes to creative spaces and iconic hidden gems like Dover’s wartime tunnels and the Eden Project’s living clay sculpture. To find a participating venue near you, visit www.nationallotteryopenweek.com


Cheers!



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