Dame Joan Collins refuses to look at the information as a result of she finds it ”too miserable”.
The 86-year-old actress has revealed she’s been making an attempt to outlive lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic by staying wholesome and taking part in board video games – however Joan has admitted she will’t carry herself to look at the TV information in the meanwhile as a result of it is so bleak.
The London-born star – who’s married to Percy Gibson – shared: ”Hand in hand with bodily well being comes psychological well-being. I’ll often have the TV on however not the information. It’s too miserable.
”Percy and I’ve a rule that we’ll watch within the morning and catch up at 6pm. We may watch a film, however it will be too straightforward to sit down in entrance of the TV, so after work, Percy and I attempt to play a board sport as an alternative – often Scrabble or gin rummy.”
Despite being on lockdown, Joan acknowledged that she’s in a greater, extra privileged place than loads of different individuals.
Writing within the new version of Hello! journal, she mentioned: ”I’m coping with the state of affairs, however for many individuals, significantly these in small flats with kids or in abusive relationships, it should be completely terrifying.
”I’m actually lucky to have a superb stable relationship and nice family and friends.”
Joan additionally revealed she’ll placed on some make-up and alter her coiffure every time she’s feeling a bit glum amid the present lockdown.
The veteran actress defined: ”When I get depressed – which is infrequently – I’ll examine myself within the mirror, attempt to do one thing with my hair and placed on some make-up, nevertheless it’s essential to maintain your pores and skin moisturised and I all the time put on lipstick, the queen of cosmetics, as a result of it cheers up your face and moisturises your lips.”
