“I think the reason that some actresses go to the other side of the camera as they get older is because after 40 it's hard to get the parts. But I have been an ingenue for so long - I was never allowed to go for roles where you are a policewoman and have to shoot a gun because I was this kind of child-woman.”

Welsh actress and presenter

Joanna Page is a Welsh actress and presenter, best known for playing Stacey Shipman in the television series Gavin & Stacey. Her screen work has made her a familiar face in British television, with roles in both drama and comedy. She appeared as Dora Spenlow in the 1999 adaptation of David Copperfield and as Just Judy in the 2003 film Love Actually. She also co-presented the BBC One consumer series Shop Well for Less, and in 2023 joined Loose Women as a regular panellist.