What did you miss?
At 91, Dame Joan Collins has loads of tales to inform. However one story that stood out among the many relaxation throughout her look on The One Present was her purported date with Frank Sinatra — or, as she places it, “the date that by no means occurred.”
The award-winning actress, who turned a family identify after starring within the cleaning soap opera Dynasty, was on The One Present to debate her involvement within the new BBC Two Present Elizabeth Taylor: Insurgent Famous person.
However hosts Roman Kemp and Alex Jones couldn’t resist the temptation to ask Collins in regards to the one which obtained away.
What, how, and why?
“Properly, I am doing a film in London, and I am residing at house, and my mom is available in within the morning very excited, holding the telephone,” Collins started. She then described how, on the opposite line, was none aside from Outdated Blue Eyes himself.
“Hello, Collins?” she recollects him asking. “Sinatra right here.” He then proceeded to ask her out to dinner, which Collins says she initially agreed to. “That will be good,” she recollects answering. However when Sinatra prompt the next evening, the dedicated actress needed to flip him down — in any case, she had an early name tomorrow.
To which Sinatra replied: “Properly, I’ll change your name child.”
“I stated, ‘Oh, you possibly can’t try this,’” Collins added. “I’m a really severe actress. You may’t change my name.” Sinatra purportedly responded by saying, “I’ll ship my aircraft,” earlier than revealing that the aircraft was in Hamburg. “And I stated, ‘I am sorry I am unable to,’ Collins added, “And, he hung up.”
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However regardless of the abrupt ending to the decision, that wasn’t the final time Collins spoke to Sinatra. She went on to explain how she “met him a number of instances” after the awkward date mishap, reminiscent of on the set of 1962 film ‘The Street To Hong Kong,’ by which they each featured.
What else did Joan Collins say?
Together with discussing different popular culture icons like Elizabeth Taylor, Jones turned the dialog to an earlier interview Collins had, by which she appeared to substantiate that she’s a Swiftie!
Recounting the interview, throughout which she was requested about fashionable popular culture icons, Collins stated she answered with Taylor Swift as a result of she units “an incredible instance to younger individuals.”
“I like the way in which she clothes, I like her perspective in direction of life, and I suppose she’s an icon,” Collins added. However I’ve by no means seen her.”
However when you suppose you’ll catch Collins on the Eras tour, you’re sorely mistaken. When Jones prompt seeing the pop idol, she responded by asking: “Do you suppose I am gonna go to a type of arenas?!”
