Dame Joan Collins

[merylpeep]

I'm sorry, but I don't consider Joanie worthy of such an honour, especially when the truly incredible career of Petula Clark is yet to be properly recognised. What do you think?

[douglas9401]

What a pantomime.

[ChillDoubt]

Link?

[jno]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2863052/SEBASTIAN-SHAKESPEARE-Dame-Joan-Collins-81-makes-New-Year-s-Honours-list.html

Pet Clarke has been lost in France for decades; she's done very little recently apart from Jools Holland once, I think. Comparatively speaking, Joan's still in the spotlight. I saw her in a 60s film the other day and I'd forgotten how beautiful she was, and a good actress too.

[EcclesCake]

Her charity work may have played a part too.....

https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/joan-collins

[anneasquith]

I think she deserves it for her patronage to the '' wig industry ''

[Prudie]

I think she thoroughly deserves it, been going for years, has put up with a load of stick and come out the other side, has made it clear she is thoroughly proud of being British and is happy to laugh at herself (you're a right diva hen you're hungry).
Petula Clark has lived in France since she was a child, I only know her for Downtown

[Prudie]

sorry I meant since I was a child, I'm not 100% committed this morning :-)

[Svejk]

should be.

[TWR]

Of course she is, she used to eat Chocolate bars.

[boxtops]

Often a celebrity is a figurehead for a charity, on the basis that their fans will think "if X feels strong about that charity, then I ought to support it too".

[Retrochic]

jordyboy -when you donate to charity -however much- the amount you donate can be claimed as a 'expense'. If she donated £5000 to charity then £5000 of her hard earned cash would not be liable to Tax. I really can't see what is wrong with that as the Charity benefits and so does the donor. As for Joan Collins -she is a gem a truly super -star capable of playing a multitudes of different parts and not a Diva. I remember seeing her as a wicked witch in Hansel and Gretel she made for TV, very very good. She deserves a dame hood.

[THECORBYLOON]

The honours list has not been announced, this is only what the columnist believes to be the case.

[whirlyhurly]

Why each year is Esther Rantzen overlooked ?

[TWR]

She Dazzles them with her Teeth Whirly.

[whirlyhurly]

Lol

[vernonk]

Joan Collins has lived in Los Angeles most of her life, at least Petula was in Europe. How do you know Petula hasn't done masses of charity work too? As a child she entertained troops fighting in WW2

[zakajhan]

always liked joan since teenager iam 79 now deserves award I still laugh about martini ad

[Prudie]

Why are people assuming they are awarded for charity work? That's not necessarily the case at all.

[Prudie]

"A knighthood, and the female equivalent, a damehood, is an award given by The Queen to an individual for a major, long-term, contribution in any activity, usually at a national or international level. It is one of the highest possible honours that can be received by an individual."