Home Truths with Joan Collins - find out why she never misses home...

Kick off my shoes - whether they’re ballet flats or boots - they come off. I’ve always done it. 

I particularly like the morning. My husband makes us a coffee - we like instant coffee - believe it or not - I’ll then read three or four newspapers in bed and watch some morning TV. 

Since I spent my life working, since I was 17, it’s nice and relaxing to do that.

In the south of France. We try to visit my place every summer. It’s incredibly relaxing. There’s no traffic, it’s right in the middle of the hills of Provence and has a fantastic view. I can see the sea in the distance and rolling hills around. It balms the soul.

In France, a bottle of water, a hairbrush and a fan.  

In London, about eight books, three or four framed photographs of all my children and a box of Kleenex.

Peter Jones (a.k.a John Lewis & Partners). It works for me. 

It’s close to where I live, it’s established and it has practically everything you might need.

Poinsettias, white or pale peach roses and lilies. 

I have floral decorations in the home all year round, as many flowers as possible, which I change with the seasons. 

In the spring and summer, I have light coloured flowers then at Christmas, I’ll have deep red flowers as much as possible.

I’m not keen on chores. My mother never taught me to iron and I can cook… but I’m not keen on it!

I love entertaining. I recently hosted a birthday party for my daughter. We had 11 people sitting around the dining room table - it was a bit of a squash!

I just don’t like being around lots of people, so I prefer to either go to friends’ houses, have friends to my house or go to restaurants, which we do quite a lot.

It varies. I like to have something on the TV, I don’t like the blank, black screen, so if I’m not watching the news, I’ll have Eighties’ music videos on MTV.

I don’t. I miss my family but I don’t miss my home. Never miss anything that can’t miss you! 

I love my homes, I nurture them and I constantly move the furniture, the pictures and the objects. I think of them fondly but I don’t miss them because the one that I’m in is usually so lovely.