Lush! with Joanna Page of Gavin and Stacey

From a small village on the outskirts of Swansea to the sets of some of the most beloved movies and TV shows - like Love Actually and Gavin & Stacey - Joanna Page's journey to stardom has been extraordinary.

In Lush, this funny, candid and endlessly surprising memoir, Joanna shares her story in full for the first time. Inside, she takes readers behind the scenes of her most iconic roles and introduces them to a colourful cast including Ruth Jones, James Corden, Richard E. Grant, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson and Emma Thompson.

Joanna also details her early life growing up on the glorious Welsh coastline - a life (not unlike Stacey Shipman's) filled with family and friendly neighbours - to the sudden shock of moving to London at 18 (totally alone) to take her place at RADA, one of the most prestigious performing arts schools in the world.

An unforgettable read that makes you laugh and cry, Lush! is a celebration of finding your voice, holding your ground and learning to laugh at the messiest, most beautiful moments life has to offer.

Born in Swansea, Joanna attended her local comprehensive school, before graduating from RADA in 1998. She then spent ten years in stage-based roles for the Royal National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. She also secured roles in major films, such as From Hell, Mine All Mine, and Richard Curtis' classic, Love Actually. Since 2023, she has appeared as a regular panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women, has retrained as an animal care assistant in Joanna Page's Wild Life for BBC2.