She is also a best-selling author of 17 books and has been a diarist from the age of 12.
Collins dictated most of those diary entries in real time into a mini-tape recorder at the end of the day, and now she is spilling the beans — well, nearly all of them.
What you will discover was written when Joan “felt like it” between 1989 and 2009.
Whether it is an encounter with a superstar or a member of the royal family, or her keen and honest insights into other celebrities at dinner parties and events, Joan is honest and unapologetic.
Taking us on a dazzling tour around the globe — from exclusive restaurants in Los Angeles to the glittering beaches of St Tropez, from dinner parties in London to galas in New York City — some of the characters you will meet in these pages include Rod Stewart, Princess Margaret, Donald Trump, Michael Caine, Princess Diana, Elizabeth Taylor, Rupert Everett, Roger Moore, Shirley MacLaine, Andrew Lloyd Webber and many more.
Her diaries are intimate and witty, and they pull no punches.
My Unapologetic Diaries by Joan Collins is published by Hachette Australia. RRP $49.99
HOW TO ENTER
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