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Dáil meets Dynasty as two Joan Collins clash

Joan Collins, the actress
Joan Collins, the actress

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."

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