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Media request: Is your husband like an extra child?

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BeckyAMumsnet · 07/08/2026 12:38

Posted on behalf of the journalist:

I am a feature writer working on a piece for a broadsheet newspaper, after Gavin & Stacey actress Joanna Page called her husband a "fifth child" following a row over a family holiday. I am looking to speak to women who really identify with this situation - eg. you do everything for holidays (including the planning/ packing/ organising kids etc). It has been called 'weaponised incompetence', when some male partners feign inability to get out of doing their share, and it seems to be quite a serious issue in many relationships. Please email me ASAP on [email protected] if you'd be willing to chat for a few minutes about this.

Many thanks, Anna

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