Joanna Page on placenta praevia, babies on set, and tandem breastfeeding
Happy Mum Happy Baby
Giovanna Fletcher
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
This week on Happy Mum Happy Baby we say hiya to actress, presenter and mother of four Joanna Page!
Joanna opens up to Gi about life after Gavin & Stacey, and shares how she juggles the chaos of raising four children (and many pets!) alongside her acting career.
She also reflects on the complications she faced during pregnancy, as well as her experience of becoming pregnant again at 44.
Joanna's new autobiography Lush!: My Story - From Swansea to Stacey and Everything in Between is available now!
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Happy Mom, Happy Baby is sponsored by Kumon, the UKN Island's largest supplementary education provider. |
| 0:08.5 | As parents, we all want to see our little ones feeling confident and proud of what they can achieve. |
| 0:14.0 | And I know from experience that the right support at the right time can make such a difference, |
| 0:19.1 | whether a child needs a bit more of a challenge or a boost |
| 0:21.6 | their confidence to strengthen the basics. That is where Kumon comes in. Their maths and |
| 0:28.4 | English study programmes work for children of every age and ability, helping them build strong |
| 0:33.5 | foundations, sharpen their skills and develop that brilliant, I can do it, mindset. |
| 0:39.8 | With Kumon Connect, learning is right at your child's fingertips. |
| 0:44.1 | They can complete their worksheets on a tablet with a stylus and receive feedback efficiently, |
| 0:49.0 | making study time smooth, engaging and easy to fit into busy family life. |
| 0:53.6 | Right now, Kumon is offering free registration from the 16th of September to the 31st of October 2025. So now is the perfect time to meet your local instructor and see how Cumon can work for your family. Register your child for free at Coomon. Visit Coomonon.combe on the UK or Kumon.comon.comon. |
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