Dame Joan Collins, 90, recounts being STARVED on Dynasty set as show bosses 'refused to let cast eat and left them looking like stick insects' - while crew gorged on 'buns and goodies'

Dame Joan Collins has recounted being starved on the set of Dynasty as show bosses 'refused to let the cast eat.

The legendary actress, 90, played the role of Alexis Carrington Colby in the American soap for eight years until 1989 and spoke of how the crew gorged on 'buns and goodies' while the stars were 'left looking like stick insects.'

Joining the Loose Women panelist on Monday's show, she discussed her long-standing showbiz career and the role which kick started it.

Joan began: 'We weren't allowed to eat anything in between meals. They had all these buns and goodies that all the crew would eat, they put on two stone. But they would say to us "no no no, carrot stick!"

'If you looked at us all we were like stick insects.'

Joan, who was wearing a jacket from her time on the series, added: 'This jacket was the only thing I kept from the show because it looks very classic YSL.'

Back in November, she revealed the very unlikely inspiration for her iconic Dynasty character Alexis, during a 'flirty' interview with Louis Theroux .

Speaking about the show, which told the story of a fictional American Dynasty, Joan revealed one of its biggest fans at time was none other than former president Donald Trump , now 78, who influenced her portrayal.

'I said when I was asked about my character Alexis, who did I think of when preparing, I said "well a mixture of Donald Trump", who was not President then, he was just a businessman',

'And a friend of mine who was a very glamorous woman about town who was very clever, so I wanted to have a mixture of them.'

Louis then asked what specific qualities of Trump did she incorporate into the character with the actress pin pointing his 'ruthlessness'.

But Dame Joan refused to be drawn into a discussion on politics saying: 'I am trying not to get involved politically. I am an actress so I don't think we should spout our political opinions,'

Only to quip: 'Well let's say that if you played him in a movie people would say "no, that's too over the top"'.

Earlier in the episode fans were quick to spot the star 'flirting' with host Louis as she offered him a tour of her lavish home in the South of France.

During a chat about weight the broadcaster encouraged Joan to to feel his stomach as she purred: 'Is that a six pack?'.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one wrote: 'Just watched the first chunk of the Louis Theroux interview with the divine Joan Collins. At ninety she can still flirt like a seventeen year old, and still has an ageless charisma. A role model for anybody concerned about being passed their first youth'.

While a second wrote: 'Louis Theroux's gentle flirting with the sublime Dame Joan Collins was beautiful to watch. What a wonderful, joyous interview'.

And others were quick to praise her timeless beauty saying: 'Joan Collins is 90?! wow'.

With some else typing: 'Dear Lord, please PLEASE let me look even a tiny fraction as good as Joan Collins does at 90'.

A third typed: 'How on earth is Joan Collins 90?!'.

While someone else commented: 'Loved the latest Theroux interview with Joan Collins. Quality telly. Can't believe she's 90. Still sassy'.

Elsewhere in the episode Joan candidly discussed her own experiences as a young actress in Hollywood.

Despite being best known for the 80s soap she also appeared in movies throughout the 50s and 60s alongside the likes of Hollywood superstars Jayne Mansfield and Paul Newman.

And revealed she was told 'not to be glam to get parts'.

Louis asked her: 'Do you not feel completely appreciated?'

Joan replied: 'I'm not saying I'm not appreciated. I think I have become more, but there's a grudging kind of, 'yeah she's terrific but she cant act she can just play these roles' and early reviews only talked about the way I looked.

'The way I swung my hips or the way I made googly eyes at the leading man, they were always half snide.'

Louise asked: 'Do you care?', Joan bluntly replied: 'No. You are bringing it up, I don't care.'