Joanna Page was the sixth celebrity to touch down in Australia on Tuesday for I'm A Celebrity, hours after Claire Sweeney made a glamorous arrival.
Actress Joanna, 49, is more used to the South Wales coastline thanks to her 17-year run on Gavin and Stacey.
But as she touched down in Brisbane airport in leopard print trousers ahead of her appearance on the ITV show, she looked a long way from Barry Island.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Joanna said: ‘I’ve come a very very long way from Barry Island! I wish Nessa was with me now.
‘I had a really nice flight it made a change from looking after four children. It was nice to have a flight where I can just sit down, watch a film and eat some food.
‘Do you know what I was sitting on the plane and I was excited because Love Actually was on the entertainment and also Taskmaster was so I got quite excited about that. And every airport I got to had a Christmas tree!
‘But I chose not to watch that (Love Actually). I don’t think I could sit down and watch that in front of everybody so I watched some other stuff instead.
Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page touched down in Australia for I’m A Celebrity on Tuesday ahead of the show's launch
Just hours before, Claire Sweeney landed in Brisbane Airport amid fan fury over her pulling out of Annie tour at the last minute to cash in on the lucrative TV deal
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Joanna said: ‘I’ve come a very very long way from Barry Island! I wish Nessa was with me now'
She added: 'Do you know what I was sitting on the plane and I was excited because Love Actually was on the entertainment and also Taskmaster was so I got quite excited about that. And every airport I got to had a Christmas tree!'
Talking about what brought her to Australia, she said: ‘I just want to have a bit of me time before Christmas. A bit of time without the children maybe some spa treatments, maybe a mud facial, try to local cuisine and have a bit of a relax.’
Joanna's arrival comes after Claire landed in Australia. The TV star was supposed to be on stage playing Miss Hannigan in Annie in Woking next week.
The former Coronation Street star, 55, who left ticket-holders miffed when she pulled out of the show with little notice last week, was spotted arriving in Australia this morning.
And instead of attempting to keep a low profile, she sported a snakeskin Adidas tracksuit in preparation for what is to come in the jungle.
Speaking to the Daily Mail at Brisbane Airport, Claire also made sure not to give away what show she will be appearing on.
Instead, she joked that she had come all the way to Australia to get her hair extensions done as she couldn’t get them done in Liverpool.
‘I couldn’t get my extensions done in Liverpool and I managed to get an appointment over here to get me nails and hair done,’ she said.
‘I’m only here for a day getting my hair done then going back. My mum thinks I’m bonkers!’
She added: ‘I’m a big fan of the show that you are talking about. I regularly watch it, I’ll watch it this year for sure.’
Claire was forced to pull out of the new touring production of Annie in order to take part in the ITV show.
She has risked the fury of ticketholders who have paid to see her on stage by quietly pulling out of her eight scheduled performances in Woking this month, with drag artist La Voix drafted in to replace her.
Claire is due to perform another eight shows later this month in Bradford at the Alhambra Theatre, but it is unclear who will cover these dates.
Due to contractual obligations with ITV, the mother-of-one will still be expected to remain in Australia for the duration of I’m A Celebrity regardless of whether she is eliminated from the show early.
Earlier this year she quit her role in Coronation Street as reformed drug addict Cassie Plummer for the musical.
Her on-screen son Tyrone Dobbs, played by Alan Halsall, took on the jungle in 2024.She rose to fame as Lindsey Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap Brookside.
On Monday, Wayne Rooney, 41, and YouTuber Sharky, 30, were the first two celebrities to land in Australia ahead of the show's launch.
Wayne is following in the footsteps of his wife Coleen Rooney, who finished as runner-up on I'm A Celebrity in 2024.
Rumours that Claire would be joining the star-studded line-up occurred after she abruptly left the role of Miss Hannigan
The former Coronation Street star, 55, who left ticket-holders miffed when she pulled out of the show with little notice last week
Claire was dressed for the part in a snakeprint Adidas jumpsuit ahead of the show's launch on November 16
Speaking to the Daily Mail at Brisbane Airport, Claire made sure not to give away what show she will be appearing on
‘I couldn’t get my extensions done in Liverpool and I managed to get an appointment over here to get me nails and hair done. I’m only here for a day getting my hair done then going back'
Wayne Rooney was the first celebrity to touch down in Australia on Monday
His arrival came a couple hours before YouTuber Sharky (Sharmarke Mohamud), 30, arrived at Brisbane Airport
Wayne's pals have predicted he will 'snap' as soon as he gets hungry during his stay in the jungle.
The Mail on Sunday revealed that Wayne has already bonded with Love Island star Chloe Burrows ahead of entering camp.
During an appearance on The Good The Bad and The Football podcast, fellow former Manchester United player Nicky Butt said: 'I just want to see him flip. I want to see him snap on the jungle… No food, no sleep. Mosquito bites.
'He's going to snap. He's ready to snap, isn't he?... Either way it will be great. He will be funny. I think he could win it, you know.'
Another former Manchester United star Paul Scholes, added: 'That's what gets people the most angry, isn't it? Having no food… he's either going to be hilarious or he's going to flip his lid. He could bang [hit] someone.'
I'm A Celebrity launches on ITV on November 16.