Rose Hancock Porteous says she has been forced out of years of self-imposed seclusion by a looming mini-series that portrays her battle with stepdaughter Gina Rinehart.
The former socialite said she feared the show would wrongly depict her as foolish and conniving and that she had stayed out of the spotlight in recent years to distance herself from her public persona.
Her lawyers recently wrote to the producers of House of Hancock warning of legal action if the show was defamatory.
Ms Hancock Porteous said she did not care how she was perceived but her husband, real estate agent William Porteous, had insisted on taking a stand.
"You won't believe it when you see me," she said before the interview. "You will think: how come Rose has not aged?"
Her dogs were also close companions. She said she nearly had a nervous breakdown recently when her dog Lulu died, though she takes comfort from a diamond encrusted necklace containing a locket of Lulu's hair.
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She does look good in the pic.
Series might be worth watching.
