# Joanna Page: I was breastfeeding on set! How to have a career and children

An episode of [Happy Place](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1353058891), 22 Sep 2025, 58 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/happy-place/e/68be92fdb177a2f484a4f207/media.mp3

Gavin and Stacey’s Joanna Page didn’t want kids, until she suddenly did at 35! In this chat with Fearne, Joanna explains how she had to bring her baby on set in order to keep working as a new mum, and why she ultimately decided to focus on family over career. They chat about why it’s ok to do average – or even shit – work sometimes, and why perfection doesn’t need to be the goal. Joanna’s noticed on set that younger women seem to have much higher self-worth than she had at their age; what can we learn from their assertiveness? Plus, which Hollywood actor did Joanna fart in front of, and how did the Love Actually sex scenes work behind the scenes? Joanna’s new book, Lush, is out on September 25th. If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like: Sophie Ellis Bexter Coleen Rooney Perrie Edwards Child on the line is a three-part documentary podcast series celebrating the Volunteer Counsellors of Childline, and the brave children & young people who contact the helpline service. Listen here: https://www.childonthelinepodcast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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