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Witty, clever and beautiful, Joan Collins possesses a singular star quality that has come to define what it means to be a living legend. As an actress, author and producer she has built a career that places her in the unrivalled ranks of an international icon. In The World According to Joan she shares her life experience with her trademark humour and wisdom. From manners to men via fashion and family, to ageing and marriage, she takes on subjects close to every woman's heart. Erudite, honest and full of verve, this is Joan Collins at her definitive best.

Official Book Release: The World According to Joan - Available Exclusively at Sainsbury's Beginning September 1!

Joan Collins’ new book The World According to Joan will be published by Constable & Robinson on September 1st, and first sold exclusively by Sainsbury’s through their stores until eary 2012.  This unmissable book gives Joan's frank and irreverent take on men, manners and modern marriage. Chapters include Joan On... Family, Glamour, Ageing, Food and Values and each subject is approached with her trademark wisdom and humor.


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The world according to Joan Collins: Never wed a man who is richer than you (or wears mascara)

My generation was the first to view (and sometimes welcome) divorce as an acceptable alternative. We were fed up with the patronising options our mothers had put up with — abusive, belittling or cheating men, and men who treated them like Stepford wives. But a side-effect of our willingness to divorce was that we lost the concept of fighting to stay together.  I like men — that much should be fairly obvious. As an incurable romantic, I still believe that marriage and commitment are high on the list of the most important things in life. I believe most women try to choose a mate for life.  Unfortunately, many men don’t seem to be on our emotional wavelength and shy away from marriage. There is a saying ‘Why buy the cake when you can have a slice for free?’ and I think that most men can’t be bothered to go that step further if they’re already sleeping with their girlfriends.


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Botox? No, it's sex that'll keep you looking young, Joan Collins reveals

From her early days as a Hollywood starlet through to her role as the indomitable Alexis Carrington in Dynasty, Joan Collins has always been the epitome of style and glamour.  Here, in the third extract from her new book The World According to Joan, she explains why age should never be a barrier to looking good and feeling great...


When Marilyn Monroe walked out on Fox Studios in Hollywood in 1955, a film role that she had been lined up for fell to little ol’ me instead.  I was 21, it was my first major movie, and I was to play the most beautiful girl in New York.  During rehearsals one day I strolled into the cafeteria for lunch wearing jeans, T-shirt and not a scrap of make-up.  Richard Fleischer, the director, saw me and threw his hands in the air.  ‘Oh my God!’ he said. ‘You look hideous. You should always appear in public with full make-up, a nice dress and white gloves, otherwise you’ll never get anywhere in this business.’  I was shocked. But when I chatted to some of the other starlets later, they agreed that I was a bit scruffy and that I could do with more glamour. It’s a lesson I took to heart.


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UK riots: 'A curse on Britain's yobs and slobs', says Joan Collins

Never one to mince her words, Joan Collins uses her brilliantly incendiary new book, The World According To Joan, to unleash her rage at the state of modern Britain. Here, in our second exclusive extract, Joan rails against the rise of yob culture and the loss of the good manners that once defined us as a nation.


There are so many aspects of British life today that depress me: the decline in manners, the proliferation of badly dressed people, our obesity crisis, the lack of respect shown to our older citizens and the menacing yob culture that seems to rule our society, as evinced by the recent terrifying riots, arson and looting.   


I expect I will be criticised for saying exactly what I think about these issues, but I'm sure, too, that I express many of the views of a silent majority in Britain today.  My heart goes out to all the ordinary, decent people who work hard to make something of their lives for themselves and their children, and who pay their taxes uncomplainingly.  They're the ones, as Marilyn Monroe once said, who are getting 'the fuzzy end of the lollipop'.


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Joan Collins to the rescue: Brutally honest actress spells out how to put Britain back on its feet

Whether it’s the death of chivalry or the rise of yob culture, Joan Collins despairs of the modern world. Pulling no punches and with no nod to political correctness, the veteran actress vents her spleen in her brutally honest and wickedly funny new book The World According To Joan. In Part One of our exclusive serialisation, Joan attacks liberal parenting and fears for the future of a generation growing up with no work ethic or positive role models.


Gone are the days when children were seen and not heard. Within the space of a generation, it seems that kids have been catapulted into the realm of top-dog and helmsman of the household,  while parents and teachers are now relegated to the lowest of the low.  Don’t get me wrong, I love being with my young grandchildren, especially during the summer holidays when we’re all gathered at my villa in France. But I’m less than thrilled at the way my own children seem to minister to their children’s every need.  During the holidays, the quiet of my rural idyll is punctuated by the demanding sound of the Rugrats’ voices raised high above the entreating voices of their parents, who seem to follow them around in helpless supplication.

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As Dynasty returns to our screens... Alexis was a bitch, but she was nothing compared to my co-stars!

Daily Mail: July 22, 2011

By Joan Collins

The call came in as I was lying by the pool in Marbella. It was August 1981 and I was on holiday with my family and some friends.

‘They want you for Dynasty,’ said my agent excitedly.

‘What’s Dynasty? A Chinese restaurant?’ I asked.

‘It’s a big American TV series. Haven’t you heard about it?’

‘Not a word,’ I said.

‘Well, they need to know right away, as they start shooting their second series in two weeks and they want you to play Alexis.’

‘Hmmm, that’s a good name,’ I said. ‘How long is the gig?’

‘They’ll need you for about six weeks,’ he said.

Well those six weeks stretched into nine of the most fascinating years of my life, and it’s hard to believe it’s 30 years since it all began.  To mark the anniversary, the final four-part reunion series is being re-screened tomorrow night.  I went from being practically unknown in America to becoming one of the most popular actresses on television. 

My face was plastered in practically every magazine and newspaper, and my every move was gossiped about.

On my first day on set I had to wear the same costume an unknown actress had worn in the final episode of the first series.  Even at the last minute, the producers still hadn’t cast the role, having offered it to, and being turned down by, Elizabeth Taylor and Sophia Loren. They were having furious rows about who should play Alexis.  Although they changed their tune later, few of the executives wanted Joan Collins.

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Pre-Order: The World According to Joan!

"The World According to Joan" is released on October 6th, 2011. Follow this space to pre-order your copy online!

A window on to the world of Joan Collins, international icon and national treasure, in her own words. Witty, clever and beautiful, Joan Collins possesses a singular star quality that has come to define what it means to be a living legend.  As an actor, author and producer, she has built a career that places her in the unrivalled ranks of international icons. 

In this, her latest memoir, she shares her life experience with her trademark humour and wisdom.  From manners to men, via fashion and family to aging and marriage, she takes on subjects close to every woman’s heart.

The World According to Joan

We're only a few months away from the release of Joan Collins' highly anticipated new book, The World According to Joan.


In an interview with Playbill during the sold-out run of One Night with Joan in New York, Ms. Collins shared "Basically, it's about 12 chapters with various subjects like marriage, manners, morals, men, beauty, and a chapter about my opinions and revelations . . ."


For more details about the upcoming release of The World According to Joan, keep connected to www.joancollins.net and follow Joan Collins on twitter @joancollinsobe.