Behind The Shoulder Pads - Tales I Tell My Friends: The captivating, candid and hilarious new memoir from...

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Joan Collins

Behind The Shoulder Pads - Tales I Tell My Friends

The captivating, candid and hilarious new memoir from the legendary actress and bestselling...

Joan Collins

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Paperback

Forthcoming
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English

Seven Dials
14 May 2024

Theatre: individual actors & directors; Individual actors & performers; Television soap operas; Autobiography: arts & entertainment; Memoirs

'The stories, the gossip, the glamour! Discover it all and more' Woman & Home

'[A] hugely engaging and riveting memoir' The Lady

'Unstoppable, a veritable living legend' Daily Mail

'All you'd hope for from the stiletto-stamping diva' The i paper
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'Some stories from my amazing adventures in life I've only ever shared with friends... Until now!'

Dame Joan Collins has always believed one should retain some mystery in life, and hide a knowing smile behind one's shoulder pads. Returning in dazzling form, she shares her most memorable moments from a vibrant life in the limelight. From her early years as a young star in the golden era of Hollywood to stamping her stilettos in Dynasty; from the glittering heights of Saint Tropez to the busy Oscars season, join Joan as she takes you on an incredible journey through a life well-lived!

Filled with her most spectacular stories, including with the late Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, Warren Beatty, Diana, Princess of Wales and many more, Behind the Shoulder Pads is a tour-de-force of shock and delight in equal measure.

Hilarious, intimate, and completely spellbinding, Joan invites you into her life like never before, sharing the stories she only tells her closest of friends.

'Joan Collins at her best' 5
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'Superb read' 5
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'So much fun' 5
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By: Joan Collins
Imprint: Seven Dials
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9781399609982
ISBN 10: 139960998X
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 14 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

A legend of the screen and stage, Joan Collins is perhaps best known for playing Alexis Carrington in the globally popular television series Dynasty. She has appeared in over seventy films, hundreds of TV shows and over a dozen plays. She is also a bestselling author of seventeen books and many articles and editorials, including those for the Spectator magazine. She was made a Dame in 2015 by Queen Elizabeth II for her charity work and services to drama. She and her husband, Percy Gibson, divide their time between London, Los Angeles and the south of France.