Anita Rani, 46, says the reason behind THAT racy BAFTAs look was to 'embody a new confidence' after suffering a 'hard few years' following the sudden loss of her auntie

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She stunned the nation after gracing the red carpet at the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards in an iconic semi-sheer glitzy gown on Sunday night.

And Anita Rani, 46, spoke about her jaw-dropping look on Tuesday’s installment of Lorraine, after making headlines in the dazzling ‘naked’ dress.

The radio host said she wanted to ’embody confidence’ through her daring look after suffering a ‘hard few years’, following the sudden loss of her auntie.

Rani, who said she would never have dared to wear a revealing garment like that a decade ago, wanted to honour her late auntie as well as many other women to hone in their inner confidence – no matter what age or size.

Lorraine Kelly said: ‘That [pointing at Rani’s BAFTA look] is a women in her prime and confident. It’s a dress that gave you so much confidence.’

Anita Rani, 46, stunned the nation after gracing the red carpet at the BAFTA Television Awards in an iconic semi-sheer glitzy gown on Sunday night

Anita Rani, 46, stunned the nation after gracing the red carpet at the BAFTA Television Awards in an iconic semi-sheer glitzy gown on Sunday night

And on Tuesday, Anita spoke about her jaw-dropping look on Lorraine, after making headlines in the dazzling 'naked' look dress (pictured)

And on Tuesday, Anita spoke about her jaw-dropping look on Lorraine, after making headlines in the dazzling ‘naked’ look dress (pictured)

Rani said: ‘Yeah, it’s not a revenge dress it is a woman owning who she is dress.

‘Absolutely, I would not have worn that dress 10 years ago. I probably would have worried about this about my arms and my thighs or all that nonsense. 

‘But for some reason I am wearing that dress, it’s not wearing me. I just think there is something about a woman, a transformation, where you just embody a bit of confidence.’

‘Clothes are an interesting thing because I think you can wear the same outfit but if you’re not feeling at your most confident, you won’t own it in the same way.’

While it may just seem like an ordinary dress, it felt so much more to Rani.

The TV personality chose to wear the racy garment as she felt she ‘owed it to her family and other women’ to be confident and just ‘wear the dress’ you are most afraid of.

She added: ‘I’ve had a hard few years, my life has changed. I lost an auntie, during lockdown and I’ve not spoken about that. It was really hard, we were very close and she wasn’t even 60. 

‘And she was an amazing woman who did everything for everybody else, as a lot of the women around me have done. 

The radio host said she wanted to 'embody confidence' through her daring look after suffering a 'hard few years', following the sudden loss of her auntie

The radio host said she wanted to ’embody confidence’ through her daring look after suffering a ‘hard few years’, following the sudden loss of her auntie

Rani, who said she would never have dared to wear a revealing garment like that a decade ago, wanted to honour her late auntie as well as many other women to hone in their inner confidence - no matter what age or size

Rani, who said she would never have dared to wear a revealing garment like that a decade ago, wanted to honour her late auntie as well as many other women to hone in their inner confidence – no matter what age or size

Lorraine Kelly said: 'That [pointing at Rani's BAFTA look] is a women in her prime and confident. It's a dress that gave you so much confidence.'

Lorraine Kelly said: ‘That [pointing at Rani’s BAFTA look] is a women in her prime and confident. It’s a dress that gave you so much confidence.’

Rani said: ‘For some reason I am wearing that dress, it’s not wearing me. I just think there is something about a women, a transformation, where you just embody a bit of confidence’

While it may just seem like an ordinary dress, it felt so much more to Rani. The TV personality chose to wear the racy garment as she felt she 'owed it to her family and other women' to be confident and just 'wear the dress' you are most afraid of

While it may just seem like an ordinary dress, it felt so much more to Rani. The TV personality chose to wear the racy garment as she felt she ‘owed it to her family and other women’ to be confident and just ‘wear the dress’ you are most afraid of

She added: 'I've had a hard few years, my life has changed. I lost an auntie, during lockdown and I've not spoken about that. It was really hard, we were very close and she wasn't even 60' (pictured at the NTAs in 2022)

She added: ‘I’ve had a hard few years, my life has changed. I lost an auntie, during lockdown and I’ve not spoken about that. It was really hard, we were very close and she wasn’t even 60’ (pictured at the NTAs in 2022)

'And then you realise well maybe she should have lived for herself a bit more. And here I am with this amazing opportunity and privileged life which I've worked very hard for', she added (pictured at the 2023 BAFTAs)

‘And then you realise well maybe she should have lived for herself a bit more. And here I am with this amazing opportunity and privileged life which I’ve worked very hard for’, she added (pictured at the 2023 BAFTAs)

‘And then you realise well maybe she should have lived for herself a bit more. And here I am with this amazing opportunity and privileged life which I’ve worked very hard for. 

‘So what do you do? Do you continue or do you make a choice like none of the women in my family have done.

‘And well I thought, I sort of owe it to a lot of women who come before me to just… wear that dress!

‘I think we can all take time for ourselves a little bit and try and heal whatever is going on with ourselves. That’s where I am at in my life.

‘I’m very active, I love to run. We all have that inner sabotage which is a waste of time. My self critic, no one can be harsher on me than my inner self critic but you have to put that voice to put that to bed.’

She added: ‘I have gone through therapy, I have an amazing woman who has helped me get to an amazing place and I used to be the person who thought “oh how will that help?”.’