Joan Collins reveals what she did that annoyed her Dynasty co-star so much

Tensions between the Alexis Colby actress and John Forsythe became so bad that she asked for a body double for a strangling scene
Joan Collins reveals what she did that annoyed her Dynasty co-star so much

Joan Collins: Tensions with Dynasty co-star meant we did not speak for a season

Joan Collins has revealed that tensions between her and her Dynasty co-star John Forsythe became so great they did not speak for an entire season, and she asked for a body double for a scene in which he had to strangle her.

The Hollywood actress starred as Alexis Colby in the US soap opera, which brought her critical acclaim and earned her a Golden Globe Award for best actress in 1982, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1984.

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