Joan Collins says the secret to staying young is sex, sex, sex

Way before Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Desperate Housewives, Americans were obsessed with Dynasty, a prime time soap opera that was a huge hit in the 1980s.   Joan Collins played the conniving ex-wife of a rich oil baron. Now 80 years old and recently knighted by Queen Elizabeth, Joan is opening a one-woman show about her life with Percy Gibson, her fifth husband as director. 

Joan does not believe in botox or plastic surgery but says her secret to staying young is "sex, sex, sex." She credits the success of her 12 year marriage to Gibson who is 32 years younger than Joan to their abundant sex life. She said in a recent interview when asked about their age difference,"If he dies, he dies."

Given how common Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (SIAD) is, wonder if sex's anti-aging benefit could be added to a sex therapist's list of psychoeducation to help improve a woman's psychological situation?

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 In the meantime, how refreshing it is to hear an 80 year old enjoying abundant sex?  Maybe Joan is helping to deconstruct the stereotype that old people have diminished to nonexistent sex lives.