Joan Collins says Harry Styles blocked her from seeing Cher's 2019 Met Gala performance because he wouldn't get down from a table in front of her

• Joan Collins said that Harry Styles jumped on the table in front of her at the 2019 Met Gala.
• Collins said that in doing so, he obscured her view of surprise performer Cher singing "Believe."

Joan Collins said that Harry Styles obscured her view of Cher's performance of "Believe" at the 2019 Met Gala by jumping on the table in front of her.

Collins, perhaps best known for her role as Alexis Carrington on the original "Dynasty" series, recounted her interaction with the pop star in her new memoir, "Behind the Shoulder Pads: Tales I Tell My Friends," which hit shelves Tuesday.

In chapter 22, aptly titled "Camping It Up," Collins reminisced about the "first (and only!)" time she was invited to the prestigious Met Gala. At the 2019 event, the theme was "Camp: Notes on Fashion" and Collins wore a white tiered gown with feathers, designed by Valentino's Pier Paolo Piccioli.

After posing for photos on the carpet, Collins said that she encountered a slew of celebrities as she tried to make her way into the museum's dining room for dinner followed by live entertainment. The "Esther and the King" star said that the guests were delighted when Cher was revealed as the evening's surprise performer.

"The sophisticated crowd went mad for her, standing up whooping and cheering," she wrote.

"Bette Midler, wearing a top hat and tailcoat in glittery black sequins, came to our table and boogied with Julianne Moore, and I glimpsed Gwyneth Paltrow and Katie Holmes doing the same," Collins added.

The actor said that her view was obstructed by Styles after Cher's outfit change.

"Cher left after her first number then came back wearing her original Bob Mackie-style sleek black embroidered bodysuit and a massive black curly wig to sing 'Believe.'" Collins wrote. "Harry Styles jumped on the table in front of us, obscuring our view, and took no notice of our entreaties to 'get down, we can't see.'"

Footage taken inside the event confirmed that Styles was in fact at a higher height and towering over the stars around him as he enthusiastically clapped and sang along during Cher's performance of "Believe."

Despite this, and her wine spilling on her feathers at the Gucci after-party, Collins said she enjoyed the experience.

"I loved my first Met Ball, and I would certainly go again in a heartbeat – although at $30,000 a seat, I'll wait to be invited!" she wrote in her memoir.