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CANNES. – Hollywood icons Dame Joan Collins and Jane Fonda brought the glamour to the red carpet at the 79th Cannes Film Festival’s opening ceremony at Palais des Festivals on Tuesday night.
Joan, 92, looked sensational in a white gown which she teamed with a diamond necklace and black gloves.
The Dynasty actress was joined by her devoted husband Percy Gibson, 61, on the carpet.
Jane, 88, who boasts an impressive six-decade career, was age-defying as she dazzled in a floor length black sequin dress.
The leading ladies created a buzz as they posed for photographs thanks to their A-list status, which comes after years of models dominating the red carpet. Elsewhere, Demi Moore, 63, was effortlessly gorgeous in a strapless white sequin gown teamed with a statement diamond necklace.
Model Poppy Delevingne, 40, looked stunning in a sheer lace and velvet dress which showed off her elegant sense of style, while former Love Islander Maura Higgins, 35, wore a strapless black-and-white gown with a huge bow at the back.
Heidi Klum, 52, cut a seriously stylish figure in a sheer nude dress with pink flower detailing on the front as she arrived. Influencer and model Caroline Daur, 31, meanwhile turned heads in a dramatic red and black feathered strapless gown.
Former Made In Chelsea star Kimberley Garner also made an appearance in a pink floral dress as she posed up a storm.
The Electric Kiss is a period romantic comedy-drama film directed by Pierre Salvadori. It stars Pio Marmaï, Anaïs Demoustier, Gilles Lellouche, and Vimala Pons.
Demi joins Hamnet director Chloé Zhao and actor Stellan Skarsgård on the jury for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Organisers unveiled the nine-member jury that will deliberate on the films in competition at the annual French Riviera festival in May.
As previously announced, South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook is president of the jury.
Along with him, Moore, Zhao and Skarsgård, the jurors are: Irish-Ethiopian actor Ruth Negga, Belgian director and screenwriter Laura Wandel, Chilean director and screenwriter Diego Céspedes, Ivorian American actor Isaach De Bankolé and Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty.
Speaking to the Daily Mail at the opening press conference, Demi said she felt ‘tremendously honoured to be here’.
‘It’s such a beautiful experience and one just to be surrounded by cinema and the love of cinema, and the joy of diving in and being surrounded by those who share that is just – I just felt like a joy.’
‘And who can complain about the beautiful view of this incredible place? But yes, I just feel tremendously honoured and I’m super excited. I really – I feel like a little kid getting to play a grown-up.
‘You know, prior I had only ever attended the Cannes Film Festival once, and that was only as someone’s plus one. And so to be sitting here today, I am really, really tremendously honoured.’
Demi also gave her thoughts on AI in the movie industry, insisting we should embrace new technology. – Mailonline
