Joanna Page calls husband ‘fifth child’ in clash over family holiday

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5 Aug 2026 • 12:27 AM MYT
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Joanna Page calls husband ‘fifth child’ in clash over family holiday

Joanna Page criticised her husband James Thornton for being her “fifth child” as the couple clashed over a family holiday.

The Gavin and Stacey star discussed a recent trip away on her podcast Lush!, where she chastised Thornton, whom she has been married to for 23 years, for his “lack of help”.

“Have I got to do everything?”, she asked her husband, who she claimed was doing nothing whilst she was helping the kids pack their beach bags for a pool day.

After Thornton stated that it was Page’s job to “do the bags”, she fired back: “Why can’t you? Is there something wrong with you?”

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