Collins Divorced, Quips: ‘I Don’t Need a Husband, I Need a Wife’

“Dynasty” star Joan Collins won a divorce from former rock star Peter Holm today and then told reporters she never will marry again. “I don’t need a husband,” she quipped. “I need a wife.”

Collins, 54, wearing a stylish white suit, took the witness stand for a few seconds in a routine procedure for the granting of a final divorce decree.

“Is everything in the petition true and correct?” asked Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kenneth Black.

“Yes,” Collins answered before the packed courtroom.

“Will further delay or counseling save your marriage?” the judge asked.

“No,” Collins said.

The judge then declared that the marriage--Collins’ fourth--was over because of “irreconcilable differences.”

Asked how she felt about Holm, her husband for 13 months, Collins said, “As far as I’m concerned, he’s an ex-chapter in my life.”

Holm, 40, is out of the country. Lawyer Stephen Drucker, who appeared on his behalf, said Holm will return to court in October to fight for $80,000 a month in spousal support.

Marvin Mitchelson, Collins’ attorney, said he believed that today’s divorce makes it highly unlikely that Holm will get any more money.