Water palava! Former Dynasty star Joan Collins has been drawn into the Irish Water controversy after joining in on the debate on Twitter.
The veteran British actress shares a name with Dublin South Central TD Joan Collins, who was arrested yesterday (April 20) at a water protest in the Dublin suburb of Harold's Cross.
The British actress was in her London home at the time of the incident, sharing a picture of an oil painting on Instagram, when Collins (the politician) was arrested at a protest in Harold's Cross.
In order to ensure there was no confusion about which Joan Collins got arrested, the actress tweeted: "No, I am not the Joan Collins who was a rested Yesterday at a Dublin protest meeting!!! The very idea!!"
Quick off the mark, the the United Left Alliance TD responded in kind: "For the record I'm not @JoanCollinsOBE as I'd never take an honour from a monarch nor did I wear shoulder pads in the 80s. The very idea!"
Collins - the Irish one - added: "OK maybe I wore shoulder pads, there was very little choice in the 80s, but I'd never take an honour from a monarch."
As for her actions yesterday, the TD explained: "We were with the community of Harold's Cross because they don’t want water meters installed."
No I am not the Joan Collins Who was a rested yesterday At a Dublin protest meeting !!! The very idea!!
— Joan Collins (@joancollinsobe) April 21, 2015