Actress Joan Collins caught up with her long-time friend Elizabeth Hurley over lunch at the Club 55 restaurant in St Tropez on Friday. The 93-year-old star looked effortlessly glamorous in a blue and white dress paired with a large sun hat as the group gathered at the coastal venue.
Hurley, 61, flew out to visit Collins on the French Riviera alongside her 24-year-old son, Damian, and her boyfriend of just over a year, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, 64.
During the gathering, Collins shared a video on Instagram showing the group enjoying their meal. "Here I am, with all my friends and we're all spending her money," Collins told her followers in the clip. "So happy, whatever day it is. Thursday or Friday, Saturday."
Hurley responded to the jest by saying, "Thank you mummy dearest," prompting Collins to shoot back, "Forget the mummy." Collins captioned the social media post with hashtags including #friends and #95farenheit, tagging venue @leclub55officiel alongside @elizabethhurley1, @damianhurley1, and @billyraycyrus, as well as Theo Fennell, Louise Fennell, and Rene Horsch.
A Decades-Long Friendship
The two actresses share a close-knit friendship that has spanned decades. They previously worked together on screen, playing mother and daughter in the E! drama series The Royals, where Collins played Grand Duchess Alexandra of Oxford opposite Hurley's Queen Helena.
St Tropez has long been a summer destination for Collins, who has owned a villa in the French resort town for three decades. She purchased the five-bedroom property in the early 1990s and has spent three to four months there every summer for more than 30 years.
Beauty Standards and Diet Habits
Throughout her career, Collins has frequently shared details of the fitness and nutrition regime that helps maintain her famous looks. She has consistently insisted that her appearance has nothing to do with Botox or plastic surgery.
In an interview with The Express, Collins clarified her stance on cosmetic procedures. "No knives. Had Botox once, years ago. Hated it," she said. "I'm an actress, I have to have expression."
The star explained that as she has grown older, she learned that maintaining her figure comes down to "eating less", noting she now eats a quarter of what she consumed at age 25.
"You need half the food at 50 as you ate at 25. Half as much again at 75," Collins told The Express. "I'm going to live to be 100, and I am telling you: look after your skin. Never leave the house without make-up."
She added further advice on weight management: "Don't diet, just eat less. Never drink tap water. If you need to drop a few pounds to fit into something, eat boiled eggs and broccoli for three days." She noted that she relies on a quick fix of "broccoli and boiled eggs" whenever she needs to trim down.
Fitness Routine and Health Challenges
Collins has also discussed how her exercise routine has evolved over time. Speaking to Platinum magazine, she recalled her early active years. "My exercise regime has changed a lot over the years. I was very active as a young girl. From the time I was 16, I went to discotheques, dance halls, and nightclubs and danced the night away for hours and hours," she said.
In later years, Collins transitioned to gym workouts and Pilates. However, she admitted that as people age, they "cannot put that amount of stress on your body."
Her physical activity was scaled back in recent years following a health setback involving a trapped nerve. The condition left her unable to function for two months.
