Joan Collins became a worldwide sensation in 1981 when she took on the role of the cunning Alexis Colby in the popular prime-time soap opera, Dynasty.
Nearly fifty years later, Collins continues to defy time, maintaining her vibrant and youthful appearance.
At 92 years old, the actress demonstrated that age is just a number when she graced the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival with her presence on Tuesday, exuding true Hollywood allure.
Attending the opening ceremony, Joan showcased her timeless style in a stunning white gown, complemented by a sparkling diamond necklace and elegant black gloves.
Throughout her illustrious career, Joan Collins has achieved a level of success that many actresses aspire to, all while retaining her fresh and ageless charm.
So, what is the secret behind Joan’s remarkable youthfulness? The Daily Mail finds out.
Joan Collins has proven that true Hollywood glamour knows no age as she made a dazzling appearance at the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday
The star has had a career most can only dream of – and has done it while continuing to look fresh and youthful as the years pass by (pictured with husband Percy Gibson on Wednesday)
While she has been captivating audiences for decades, her fitness and nutrition has been just and enduring (pictured in 1994)
While she has been captivating audiences for decades, her fitness and nutrition have been just as enduring.
‘My exercise regime has changed a lot over the years. I was very active as a young girl. From the time I was 16, I went to discotheques, dance halls, and nightclubs and danced the night away for hours and hours,’ she told Platinum magazine.
After that, she would do a lot of gym workouts and Pilates, but admitted as you get old you ‘cannot put that amount of stress on your body’.
In fact, she had to scale back her movement in recent years due to a trapped nerve, which led to her not being able to function for about two months.
However, with the help of physiotherapy, she has been able to fully recover.
Joan described physiotherapy as an essential part of her daily routine and staying active in later life in general.
She told My Weekly magazine: ‘I highly recommend working out with a physiotherapist for older men and women who want to stay fit.
‘Half an hour a day is mostly what I do and I’ve found that it gives me energy.’
Her philosophy of ‘little and often’ also applies to her practice of swimming regularly.
Staying so active has kept her limber and mobile, and she has revealed on numerous occasions that she is still able to do the splits.
‘I do the splits very easily,’ she said on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour.
When it comes to food, Joan tends to favour nutritious whole foods, and even eats an avocado every day.
‘I eat an avocado every day and have facials in New York with a girl called Tracie Martyn. She works a lot of oxygen into my skin,’ she told The Express.
Avocados are highly nutritious and offer healthy monounsaturated fats, fiber, and essential nutrients.
They improve heart health by lowering LDL cholesterol, support digestive health and promote satiety for weight management.
Joan has often said that she stays away from junk food and credits her youthful appearance to a balanced diet – but without denying herself life’s pleasures, including a glass of fizz or pudding if she wants it.
Speaking previously to the Daily Mail, she once said: ‘The quality of what you eat is as important as the quality of the products you use’.
‘I try to eat a balanced diet. I believe eating avocados is very beneficial and I believe in taking vitamin supplements – I take Vitamin C, E and Omega oils.’
Maintaining a healthy approach to treats and working with a nutritionist to the stars, Gabriela Peacock, has worked wonders in her later life – but Joan admits she may just have been served up some great genes.
The actress has been a big fan of Pilates throughout her years
Staying so active has kept her limber and mobile, and she has revealed on numerous occasions that she is still able to do the splits (pictured in 2001)
Plastic surgery may have been all the rage at the height of Joan’s Dynasty fame – but the star has always been resolute about dodging the surgeon’s knife
She told OK! magazine: ‘I don’t stuff myself with food. I only eat half of what’s on my plate, and I won’t deprive myself.
‘I’ll drink wine, have dessert, eat toast, and have coffee with sugar,’ Joan said. ‘I think I’m just lucky.’
Plastic surgery may have been all the rage at the height of Joan’s Dynasty fame, but the star has always been resolute about dodging the surgeon’s knife.
The Golden Globe winner wrote in The Telegraph: ‘A lot of people think I’ve had a ton of work done. To set the record straight: I have not.’
‘I haven’t had Botox, I haven’t had any tweakments, I haven’t had fat injections, and honestly, when I look at the women who have – certainly a lot of women in their 40s – it appalls me.’
Speaking to The Sun in 2017, Joan pushed back at those who refuse to believe she hasn’t enjoyed the nips and tucks of a surgeon’s knife.
She said: ‘If people want to think I’ve had surgery, then… You can tell [I haven’t] because I have lines and jowls. When I see women around my age, I think, ‘Oh, really? My gosh, I look quite a bit…, I think I look pretty good!’
She continued: ‘I also always, always sleep on my back. I’ve trained myself to, because I used to sleep on my side, scrunched up into the pillow, and then I was told not to because it gives you ‘scrunchy face’. Which is absolutely true.’
One of Joan’s most important anti-ageing tips is to never leave home without SPF on, and to always keep her face out of the sun.
She told You Magazine in 2014: ‘I have always worn sun protection and have kept my face away from harmful rays since I was 20.
‘You should see me when I wake up in the morning: my face is so white, it’s like a sheet.’
She added: ‘I’ve saved my face by always wearing a hat in the sun. The rest of me is not as good as it should be, because I do go in the sun. I love getting a tan. It means I can wear off-the-shoulder things.’
Joan revealed: ‘I haven’t had Botox, I haven’t had any tweakments, I haven’t had fat injections, and honestly, when I look at the women who have – it appalls me’
One of Joan’s most important anti-ageing tips is to never leave home without SPF on, and to always keep her face out of the sun
And there’s discipline when it comes to her skincare routine.
She previously told The Mirror: ‘I don’t go to bed without taking off my makeup and putting on night cream. My mother had me and sister Jackie doing that when we were 14.’
The Dynasty star revealed her bedtime skincare routine involves wiping off her makeup with a Nivea cleanser, before applying a night cream by Charlotte Tilbury.
Joan also shared her secret routine before attending red carpet events: ‘Before all big events and post-flights, I get a bowl of ice and cotton pads, cool the pads and place them on my eyes, then lie down for five minutes.
‘It reduces puffiness and refreshes the eyes.’
It is one of the simple tricks the star learnt from Allan ‘Whitey’ Snyder, the famous makeup artist who used to get Marilyn Monroe ready for filming.
