Joan Collins' fears over 'terrifying illness' - 'You don't want to live like that'
msn.comAlzheimer's - and that's a terrifying illness. "Percy Gibson - a Hollywood producer, whom she married in 2002 - is Collins' fifth husband.
In previous years, she married: Irish actor Maxwell Reed (1952); filmmaker Anthony Newley (1963); American businessman Ron Kass (1972); and pop star Peter Holm (1985).
Gibson, 32 years her junior, would have to say goodbye to his mother, Bridget, much sooner than he would have liked as Alzheimer's takes away a person's personality over time.
To the Daily Record, Collins continued: "You don't want to live like that [with dementia]. It is far better to drift off slowly. "READ MORE: GMB host Ranvir Singh's agonising 'allergic reaction' that happened on live TV explainedAlzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, the Alzheimer's Society pointed out.
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