Elsa Collins

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Film star: Joan Collins with her mother Elsa Collins, who knew the importance of eating well (Image: Rex) Joan Collins has mum Eklsa to thank for her healthy eating knowledge: “My mother was a gentle and soft, but when it came to her children’s eating habits she was a real toughie.

"To Elsa Collins, proper nourishment for her family was of paramount importance. She would always stress the absolute necessity for us to eat three portions of vegetables a day.

"And since fruit was so rare in those austerity years, a spoonful of cod-liver oil (which was horrid) was followed by something sticky called Virol.

"Sweets before dinner were out of the question, and we had to finish all our greens. But I believe her strict rules are the reason I've always been in good health (touch wood).

"So thank you, Mummie, for such great advice – and wouldn’t you have loved to see that modern science has thankfully improved on the taste of cod-liver oil..