Did Jackie Collins affair with Marlon Brando influence her writing style?
Bestselling author Jackie Collins, who has written racy reads such as Lovers and Players, has revealed that her fictitious tales are perhaps not as far removed from her own life as some might think. In a recent interview in America, the world-famous author, who has sold 400 million copies of her books worldwide, said that she engaged in an affair with Marlon Brando at the age of just 15. Unabashed about an affair which could have seen Brando jailed for four years had the details been leaked at the time, Ms Collins said that it was the actor himself that instigated the illegal encounter. She said: “He sent someone over to me to say, ‘Marlon thinks you’re great-looking and have a great body and would like to meet you’. We had a very brief but fabulous affair. He was at the height of his fame and gorgeous.” While Ms Collins initially tried to follow in the footsteps of her older sister Joan and become an actress, she has since become one of the world’s bestselling novelists. With books su
