Joanna Page: Gavin and Stacey, Menopause and Motherhood
4/28/20261 hr 9 min
Calm, capable, always coping… Joanna Page has spent a lifetime holding it all together.
The Gavin & Stacey star sits down with us to find out whether years of saying “yes”, being nice, raising four children and running on empty have kept her young… or quietly taken a toll.
She chats how raising children, traumatic births and 12 years of breastfeeding led to sugar addiction, sleep deprivation and NEVER putting herself first. And we unpack the reality behind being the “nice one”, the pressure of being everything to everyone, and the moment she finally said no.
Now at 48, she opens up about navigating menopause, her experience with HRT, and how it’s forced her to finally start prioritising her own health.
But after decades of resilience… what does her body actually reveal? And is it too late to undo the damage that’s done?
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First 90 secondsNichola Conlon· Guest0:00
[gentle music] A Rayo Original Podcast.
Katherine Ryan· Host0:02
What do you think it's gonna be?
Joanna Page· Guest0:06
Oh, I think it's gonna be bad. I think there's gonna be a lot of inflammation. There's huge stress, loads of sugar. I think I have had and still do have a sugar addiction. I wouldn't be surprised if I was pre- pre-diabetic. Um, but there'll be, like, big stress, and also my thyroid. Uh, but I am tired. I'm stressed. I don't sleep.
Katherine Ryan· Host0:25
Chronologically, you are 48. Your biological age- Oh, my God ... is- Oh, God.
Joanna Page· Guest0:32
Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, my God.
Katherine Ryan· Host0:34
[upbeat music] This is What's My Age Again? The podcast where we test biological age against the number on your passport and ask what life has really done to your body. My guest today is Joanna Page, actress, presenter, mom of four, and one of Britain's most recognizable and loved faces. From Love Actually to Gavin & Stacey, Joanna's career has spanned decades, but alongside the work, she's lived a life that has required a lot of endurance, if you don't mind me saying so to your face. [laughs] Four babies, complicated births, years of sleep deprivation, anxiety, an underactive thyroid, and the constant mental load of holding family and work together. Joanna has also spoken openly about being the kind of person who copes, who's nice, who says yes, who keeps going, keeps smiling, keeps everything moving, until suddenly she can't, and only later realizes what that level of resilience costs the body over time. So today isn't just