Joan Collins

Joan Henrietta Collins OBE (born May 23, 1933) is a British actress. Her younger sister is Jackie Collins who is novelist; and her much-younger brother is William Collins Jr., born in 1946.

Personal life

In October of 2003 Collins, British Airways most frequent flyer of first class, was honoured with an invitation to fly on the last Concorde flight from New York to London. She declared the end of the Concorde as "the end of an era for international travel." Vanity Fair referred to Collins as the most ardent supporter and defender of the Concorde, a title she relished.

Related Topics:
British Airways - Concorde

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After decades of flirting with British politics on May 24, 2004, Collins joined the UK Independence Party. http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2971850 In October 2004, Collins stated she was not a supporter, but rather a patron of the party. In early 2005, Collins comented that she had rejoined the Conservative Party, stating, "The Labour Party doesn't care about the British people." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3964151.stm In addition, after writing several articles for the UK newspaper The Daily Mail in 2005, it has been rumoured that Collins was approached by several members of the Conservative Party in hopes of luring her to run for Parliament.

Related Topics:
May 24 - 2004 - UK Independence Party - October 2004 - 2005 - Conservative Party

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Collins has had a number of widely-covered court cases, including a 1985 divorce trial with her fourth husband, Swedish singer Peter Holm. At one point her lawyers called his mistress to the stand; she proceeded to accidentally burst out of her tight-fitting blouse. That case ended with the courts siding with Collins and her ironclad prenuptial agreement. On February 29, 1996, Collins won a U.S. $2 million suit with Random House for breach of contract. Humiliated by the claims that she was over the hill and not a talented writer, Collins felt she was on the losing end of the case until, on the advice of her loved ones, she became highly confrontational and emotional on the witness stand, newspapers around the globe hailed the court case as "her finest performance."

Related Topics:
1985 - Mistress - Blouse - February 29 - 1996 - Random House

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A woman in perpetual motion, Joan Collins lives happily between her luxury homes in London, New York, and the south of France.

Related Topics:
London - New York - France

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