Dame Joan Collins airlifted to hospital

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Earlier this week, the 89-year-old actress went to her house in St. Tropez and experienced a pinched nerve in her leg.

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As a precaution, she was flown by helicopter to the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco.The celebrity is currently getting better at home.

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On Instagram, Joan uploaded a photo of herself grinning while sailing a yacht and wrote: "One week before to having to travel to Monaco's Princess Grace Hospital for treatment of a trapped nerve in my leg

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I was having a lovely day out. Not enjoyable at all. But they were fantastic! Princess Grace Hospital, Monaco, "caught nerve," "joy in the sun," and "imona boat" (sic)."

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a friend of the actress reportedly said to Page Six of the New York Post: "After being taken to a hospital in Monte Carlo, [Joan] has now returned to her house in St. Tropez and is moving around.

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She's 89 years old and still wearing six-inch heels. According to Joan's agent: "Although the agony was intense, she was able to manage it and is now OK.

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She is still on vacation and is currently in the South of France.

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"The pinched nerves are awful, but she is recuperating and doing well. The ache is unbearable."

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Now Joan intends to stop wearing heels. The rep added: "This won't at all hinder her fashion, as of right now. All right."

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Joan has previously admitted that she despises casual attire, stating to Vogue in 2019: "I sincerely wish that more money will be spent on clothing because no one is dressed up anymore

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I believe it's unfortunate that everyone will end up wearing jeans and T-shirts."