I gave in to badgering claims Joan Collins

Actress Joan Collins claimed today that she at first resisted and then reluctantly gave in to ‘‘badgering’’ to do a sexy photo-shoot wearing a basque and stockings to publicise the West End farce Over the Moon.

The 68-year-old star said that she told the producer of the play, Bill Kenwright: ‘‘I only wear the bloody thing for less than two minutes. It’s gratuitous and undignified to use it for publicity.’’