Dame Joan Collins turned heads with her remarkable appearance at The Shooting Star Ball in London on Saturday, demonstrating her timeless elegance while supporting a vital cause.
A Glamorous Night for Charity
The 93-year-old English actress led the celebrity contingent at the prestigious event, which raised funds for Shooting Star Children's Hospices. Collins made a spectacular entrance on the red carpet wearing a glitzy gold sequin off-the-shoulder gown that featured a dramatic leg split.
She completed her dazzling ensemble with gold metallic stilettos and accessorised with a chunky gold bangle and elegant drop earrings. The Dynasty icon posed for photographs alongside her fifth husband, 60-year-old producer and actor Percy Gibson, whom she married in 2002.
Star-Studded Attendance
The charity gala attracted numerous prominent figures, including Frida Redknapp, wife of footballer Jamie Redknapp. The Swedish model, 41, looked effortlessly chic in an off-the-shoulder midi-dress featuring a fringed bodice and thigh-high leg split.
Other notable attendees included actress Michelle Collins, who wore a sophisticated one-shoulder black gown, and actress and columnist Maureen Lipman, who opted for a purple metallic longline coat with matching scarf.
Collins' Remarkable Personal Journey
Joan Collins' life has been marked by both professional success and personal challenges. She has a 53-year-old daughter Katy from her third marriage to Ron Kass, plus two older children from her first marriage to Anthony Newly.
Her daughter Katy survived a horrific road accident at age eight, spending 47 days in a coma with serious head injuries and a broken collarbone. Doctors initially feared she wouldn't survive, and she was left with brain injuries.
Collins' current marriage to Percy Gibson represents her longest-lasting relationship. The couple recently celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary with a star-studded party at Claridge's last year. Remarkably, Gibson is more than 30 years younger than Collins, a age gap she has famously dismissed in interviews with the line: 'If he dies, he dies.'
Originally from Peru, Gibson is a noted Hollywood producer, primarily known for producing Who Wants to be a Millionaire. He stands as the last man standing in Collins' well-documented history of relationships, which includes four previous marriages.
