Joan branded a ‘diva’ for Dynasty pay rise demand

ACTRESS Joan Collins has claimed she was branded a “diva” for asking for equal pay on Dynasty.

The 84-year-old is credited with revitalising the flagging soap when she joined the cast as Alexis Colby but she was paid considerably less than John Forsyth, who played Blake Carrington.

She told HELLO! magazine: “John insisted on always having a certain amount of money more than me – quite a big percentage.

“When I went to [creator] Aaron Spelling and said, ‘I really deserve more money’, I was told, ‘We can’t. It’s in John’s contract that he gets paid more.”

It was only when the actress left the show and ratings slumped that her salary was renegotiated for her to return but she claims that caused “resentment” among the rest of the cast.

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