Joanna Page admits one experience on Welsh beach made her reconsider living in England
The 48-year-old star confessed she had considered the move after taking up surfing and feeling remarkably energised by the activity, sparking thoughts about whether she should uproot her family from England.
Joanna, alongside husband James Thornton, whom she wed in 2003, shares four children: Eva, Kit, Noah, and Boe.
Reflecting on the experience with womanandhome, Joanna remembered: "Over the summer, I did my first-ever surfing lesson in Wales. I came home so invigorated, I wanted to move to Saundersfoot, thinking, 'It's about time I went back to Wales. I want to surf and live on the beach.'
"Then trying to put that into action with four children who've never lived in Wales and are very settled into their school is difficult! Now I just want to continue surfing whenever I can. It's good for the mind as well as fitness."
Beyond discussing relocating her family westward, Joanna also revealed she has occasionally pondered adopting another child, reports Wales Online.
Despite having her "tubes tied," she has explored the possibility with James as she remains deeply maternal.
Joanna elaborated: "I've been thinking about fostering or adopting. It's something I've chatted about with James because I'm still very maternal, and it's something that I would think about in the future."
Joanna Page has previously hinted at a move from England to Wales. Earlier this year, during her BBC One show Wynne and Joanna: All at Sea, she confessed that she had discussed the idea with James.
During the programme, she revealed: "It's made me think, why am I not living by the sea? I've already spoken to James and I've said to him, 'that's it, I'm done.'
"I had to move to England for drama school and I've lived there ever since. It's time. It's time to go home! I am from the sea, I'm from the sea, and I need to be back here."
"I am so excited to go back home and see everybody, and just to bring both the old me and the new me back home, and just go, 'come on! Let's live by the sea, let's do yoga on the beach' – that's what I want to do now."
In addition to discussing her feelings about potentially adopting, Joanna also shared how liberated she felt being away from her children while filming the final Gavin & Stacey episode.
She said: "Every night, I was in bed by 10.30pm because I was so excited to have a hotel room and bed to myself... I'd climb into bed, lie on my back and spread out. It was heaven!
"I was away from the children and wasn't being Mum, having responsibility for everyone and just doing all the cooking.
"Mentally, I created some space to relax and have a bit of time for myself to breathe and sleep. That made me feel really quite good, coming home and feeling that I'm not just Mum, I'm Jo as well."
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