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Joan Collins

Oprah.com   |   November 21, 2006
Gayle King
Her name is synonymous with glamour! Joan Collins joins Gayle to talk about her new book, her secrets to looking fabulous and her very young husband!

In her new book, The Art of Living Well: Looking Good, Feeling Great, Joan touches on subjects such as style, makeup, fitness and relationships. "I've tried to do a little bit of something to try and make women feel more assertive, more strong, more sure of themselves, more positive," she says. "I always say the glass is half full, rather than the glass is half empty."

At the age of 72, Joan says she doesn't feel any older than she did when she was in her 40s. "You can get older, but you don't have to get old," she says. Joan says she tries to stay healthy by eating well ("I don't diet, I don't believe in diets"), and won't ever get Botox injections ("I think that's like putting poison in your skin.")

"I really believe that what I put into my body has got to be as pure as possible," she says.

Joan also talks to Gayle about her fifth husband, Percy Gibson, who is 32 years her junior. Joan says the age difference has not affected her marriage and that they share many of the same interests. "He's incredibly caring, he's incredibly good, he's really funny, he's my soulmate," Joan says.
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