Diana Dors Adam and the Ants music video "Prince Charming", where she played the fairy godmother opposite Adam Ant, who played a male Cinderella figure. Having turned her life story into a cash flow through interviews and leaked tabloid stories, like many celebrities in their later careers, she turned to the autobiography to generate retirement cash. Between 1978 and 1984, she published four autobiographical books under her own name: "For Adults Only", "Behind Closed Dors", "Dors by Diana", and "A. to Z. of Men". Having gone through her first round of cancer treatment, by the early 1980s Dors' hour-glass figure had become
Prince Charming the decisions she makes. The prominence of the character type makes him an obvious target for revisionist fairy tales. "Prince Charming" is also used as a term to refer to the idealized man some people dream of as a future spouse. Charles Perrault's version of "Sleeping Beauty", published in 1697, includes the following text at the point where the princess wakes up: "'Est-ce vous, mon prince?' lui dit-elle, 'vous vous êtes bien fait attendre'. Le Prince charmé de ces paroles... ne savait comment lui témoigner sa joie". ("'Are you my prince?' she said. 'You've kept me waiting a long time'.