Collins: I'm happy to be old
Veteran actress Joan Collins is happy to be 71 - because old people are better off than the young.
The former Dynasty star insists the older generation have avoided the pitfalls of modern life - and are far more free to have fun than previous and future generations.
She says: "I don't envy the youth of Britain today.
"The boozing and the drug-taking that a great many seem to indulge in, is going to cause premature ageing and all sorts of serious ailments in later life.
"We over-50s are lucky; the world is now free and full of possibilities for us, more than it was for our parents.
"If it's true that 50 is the new 30, then it follows that 70 is the new 50.
"And we are not all averse to doing the things thirtysomethings do - enjoying sex, loving fashion, having fun, decorating our homes, going on lavish holidays. The list is endless and we have the disposable income with which to do it."
