And producer warned her he was 'handsy'

Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page has said she was groped by a TV host partway through an interview.

The actress said  female producer told her the star – whom she did not name for legal reasons – could be ‘very handsy’ and ‘would probably start touching her’.

The 48-year-old made her revelation in an interview with The Times ahead of the publication of her biography  Lush!

She said: ‘Halfway through filming, he starts groping me. I hit his hands and said, "What do you think you're bloody doing? I feel like I'm in Bristol Zoo being mauled by the lions."’ After that he stopped

‘It was bizarre, a female producer telling you this was going to happen, but it's what you got used to’

Page also recalled agreeing to pose for the cover of lads’ mag FHM in 2009 but only if she didn’t have to do it in her underwear. But on arriving, though, she was presented with a selection of bras and knickers to wear.

She threatened to leave until a compromise involving ‘big pants and a vest’ was reached. ‘I can’t do the sexy poses and faces,’ the actress added.

Published: 21 Sep 2025