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Dame Joan Collins, 91, proves she's not ready to retire just yet as she takes on the role of Wallis Simpson in a new biopic The Bitter End

Now at the age of 91, Dame Joan Collins is taking on an even more controversial character: Wallis Simpson

Titled The Bitter End, it will be the debut project of new film studio founded by award winning entertainment producer John Gore, a 22-time Tony winner, as well as a recipient of two Emmys and two Oliviers. Dame Joan said: 'I am thrilled about the challenge of playing this iconic woman in a previously untold story and to be in John Gore Studios' initial roster of what I'm sure will be a very successful endeavour.' The couple went into exile in France at Villa Windsor, a 14-room Parisian townhouse, where they received guests including British fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley and his wife Diana.

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