Dame Joan Collins had “far from maternal” feelings for her on-screen son.
The veteran actress, now 90, was reportedly less than impressed when Gordon Thomson was cast in ‘Dynasty’ as her character Alexis Colby’s long-lost son Adam Carrington because she felt he was too old as he’s only 12 years her junior, but he soon won her over.
Gordon - who publicly came out as gay in 2017 - laughed to US Closer magazine: “Towards the end of ‘Dynasty’s run, ~Joan said to me, ‘Gordon, darling, I have feelings for you that are far from maternal.
“I was so complimented. The woman had Warren Beatty, for God’s sake!“
Gordon, now 78, wishes he’d paid attention to some of the advice Joan gave him.
He said: “Joan said to me once, ‘Gordon, darling, I’ve not had the sun on my face since I was 24.’
“When I moved to California, my first car was a convertible. I should have kept the top up. Get out of the sun and put a whole lot of SPF 50 on your face.”
Because Adam was the soap’s villain – with his storylines including raping his future wife and attempting to poison his brother-in-law – Gordon admitted viewers always used to be “afraid” of him.
Asked if people confused him with his “evil” alter ego, he said: “Oh yes. People were really afraid of me.
“I remember meeting one fan a few years after the show ended who was shocked that I was nothing like Adam.
“I asked, ‘Do you want to see him?’ Then I summoned Adam and the man backed two steps away. It’s all in the eyes.”
