Joan Collins: 'Botox Hurt Like Hell'

Joan Collins

First Posted: 02/03/2012 13:52 GMT Updated: 02/03/2012 13:52 GMT

With her youthful appearance, it's hard to believe Dynasty legend Joan Collins is pushing 80.

But for the first time ever, Joanie has revealed she has dabbled with cosmetic surgery in the past, admitting to once trying Botox.

However, the actress won't be using the anti-aging injections again, after finding the procedure too painful.

In an interview with Glamour magazine, she said: "I had it once on my forehead and it hurt like hell... I have girlfriends who've had Botox and been left with lumps in their faces. And the lips, don't even get me started."

Joan - who has been accused of going under the knife in the past - also insisted she's never had plastic surgery, instead crediting careful skin care for her good looks.

When asked if she'd had surgery, the actress replied: "No, no. But you know what they say about plastic surgery, don't you? It's the plain woman's revenge. And the truth is I've always taken very good care of my skin, and always, always worn make-up."

Joan obviously had a change of heart about trying Botox though, after blasting women who had tried it in her autobiography.

She said: "It really distresses me to see so many ghastly Botoxed and artificially filled faces. Many of these women, quite a few of them actresses, look so strange with their pillow lips, puffed-up cheeks and fake cheekbones, which make their eyes look like tiny pits in a marshmallow cloud."

And whilst Joan isn't a fan of youth-boosting surgical procedures, she does admit to being rather demanding.

She recently told the Daily Express: "I'm a total diva in real life. I'm very difficult - ask anybody. I always have my dressing room painted pink and full of Evian."

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With her youthful appearance, it's hard to believe Dynasty legend Joan Collins is pushing 80. But for the first time ever, Joanie has revealed she has dabbled with cosmetic surgery in the past, adm...
With her youthful appearance, it's hard to believe Dynasty legend Joan Collins is pushing 80. But for the first time ever, Joanie has revealed she has dabbled with cosmetic surgery in the past, adm...
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cookscove
Always keep Ithaca on your mind
12:02 AM on 03/28/2012
I think it is just super wonderful that everyone else on the planet since time immemorial has aged, and yet Joan Collins has never grown a wrinkle or suffered the effects of gravity in 80 years. This is marvelous, Joan. You definitely need to pitch a book deal for this miracle. Is this in any way related to the fact that we haven't seen you with your real hair since 1983?
10:24 PM on 03/04/2012
Joan - I'm sorry your Botox injections hurt. However, watching just a few minutes of Dynasty was sheer agony for me and many others.
02:07 PM on 03/04/2012
Bit rough now , but in her heyday ,oh yeah!!!
08:50 AM on 03/04/2012
i bet the face lifts that she never had ? hurt more.
09:43 PM on 03/03/2012
So don't do it, Joan
04:08 PM on 03/03/2012
Sorry Joan I have nothing against you. But you have had more than Botox.just be honest.
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gimmeanamethen
saying it like it is
08:58 PM on 03/02/2012
hurt like hell did it joan?

well i have more bad news for you......... it didn't work
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Valksy
civis mundi sum
02:24 PM on 03/02/2012
Injecting a neurotoxin in to your face hurts? Really? You don't say....

In other news, water is wet.