Glow and Darkness

JOAN COLLINS: “AGE IS JUST A NUMBER”

Dynasty star Joan Collins never disappoints. She turned up festively attired (with a velvet bejeweled mask) to cut the ribbon for the switching on of the Christmas lights at Burlington Arcade in London. She may be 87, but Joan has no plans to retire. She just returned to work filming a TV series called Glow and Darkness with Jane Seymour and Denise Richards. It’s set in medieval times (the 1200’s) and Joan plays the Queen of France. We’re betting it’s mostly about men (emperors, kings, saints, whatever) fighting as usual, but the women may liven it up. However, we cannot imagine Joan playing an authentic character without her usual makeup!

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

THREE QUEENS IS TWO QUEENS TOO MANY

Here’s something you don’t see very often – three actresses keeping their distance and promoting their project while wearing masks! (They are either socially conscious or just don’t like each other) Joan Collins, 87, Jane Seymour, 69, and Denise Richards, 49, are all playing historically significant queens in a dramatic TV series set in medieval France called Glow and Darkness. Keep in mind, the middle ages were not pleasant times for women in general – queens at least had lush wardrobes. We saw a photo of the women in costume and their makeup looked very modern and out of place. Hopefully, the actual production pays attention to detail.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA – Joan, Jane and Denise in Madrid