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Collins: 'I've nothing against Botox'

Published Monday, Aug 23 2010, 09:30 BST | By Ryan Love

Michelle Collins has refused to admit if she has ever used Botox.

The former EastEnders actress told Hello magazine that she had no problem with people using it.

"It's a woman's prerogative not to tell," she said. "But I have nothing against Botox. Why not have it if it makes you feel and look better?"

She revealed that she used to knock a year off her real age but once accidentally added one on.

"I must be the only actress who's done that. How blonde is that?" she joked.

"I'm not scared of getting older," the 48-year-old insisted. "Dames Helen Mirren and Judi Dench, and Julie Walters are my role models. Julie is the only actress I now who can get away with doing an Asda commercial and then winning a BAFTA. Now that's what I call a class act."

Collins will appear in the new series of BBC medical drama Casualty.