When Scott met Joan
From Dynasty to damehood, hear what happened when Scott Mills popped round to see Joan Collins as she celebrates more than seven decades in showbiz!
From Dynasty to damehood, hear what happened when Scott Mills popped round to see Joan Collins as she celebrates more than seven decades in showbiz.
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Golden Globe Awardβ¦ sheβs an icon of the big and small screensβ¦ sheβs an author, a mother, a Dame and is truly the last of a generation.
Scott is a self-confessed Dynasty superfan, growing-up in the 80s following the antics of the Carringtons. Joan played one of the most formidable characters of the decade⦠the shoulder-pad wearing, pond-fighting, fearsome Alexis Colby.
Joan tells Scott about her time in the show and how it was never meant to last as long as it did. Plus, they discuss the fight scenes and some of Alexisβ most iconic lines!
Her career began in the 1950s, being branded as βBritainβs Bad Girlβ after shooting to fame appearing in the film adaptation of βI Believe In Youβ. She went on to star in a string of Hollywood movies throughout the 60s and 70s, before accepting the unexpected role of a lifetime in Dynasty.
Joanβs subsequent appearances span everything from Benidorm and Ab Fab, to panto and a one-woman stage show. Sheβs been a columnist since the early 90s and is a successful novelist, selling more than 50 million novels to date.
Hear what happened when Joan invited Scott round to her London home, to talk about her career to date and whatβs still to come!
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