Speaking to the Daily Mail in December, the actress said: “I found London difficult because I felt like I was in jail, not knowing when I was going to get out.”
She admitted that at first, she spent a “ridiculous” amount of time watching TV and added that she gained weight as a result of excessive eating and sitting down.
Joan continued: “Of course I was [in tracksuits] weren’t we all?
“I gained about half a stone.
“I was eating as much as possible because aside from drinking bottles of wine and polishing off chocolates – what else was there to do?”