James May: Wheeler Dealers' Mike Brewer brands star's move 'weird'The staff member then told Rupert: “‘Well. Get this. Joan Collins is waiting for you at The Ivy.
You stood her up.She’s FURIOUS!’”In response to this, the actor said he had completely forgotten after double booking himself on the same evening.Rupert then said the producers learnt about his mishap and encouraged him to get Joan to also star in the film.“‘You’re in deep s***,’” the actor recalled of Johnno’s reaction in an adaption from his book To The End Of The World: Travels With Oscar Wilde, published by the Daily Mail online.
The latter then suggested going to the restaurant on behalf of Rupert to pay for Joan and her guests’ meal to apologise.Rupert handed over his card.