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Gavin and Stacey star becomes competitive mum

Actress Joanna Page stars in new TV sitcom revealing all about mum rivalry at the school gates

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Posted: 15 July 2011
by Kim Hookem
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Joanna's going to be a school run mum in her new show

Joanna Page, the actress behind Stacey in the hit comedy Gavin and Stacey, is set to play a mum in a new sitcom, The Gates.

When we last saw Joanna she was playing a very pregnant Stacey so she’s staying in character as she turns her hand to portray a mum involved in school-gate rivalry in this new show.

And could she be practising for starting her own family?  Earlier this year she suggested the time was right for her to start a family with husband, Emmerdale actor James Thornton. “Careers can take your mind off babies temporarily,’” she said cryptically. Watch this space!

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