Alesha Dixon flaunts Rami Kadi gown
British singer Alesha Dixon, who is a judge on Britain’s Got Talent (BGT), was spotted wearing a dress by Lebanese designer Rami Kadi this week during the opening episode of the semi-finals of the show’s 14th season.
The 41-year-old rapper, songwriter, dancer, author, model and television personality chose to champion one of Kadi’s colorful creations. She wore a strapless, floor-length dress with a thighhigh slit. The Printed Lurex Dress is part of the designer’s Fall/ Winter 2020 couture collection. She styled it with gold featherlike earrings, a matching ring and simple gold bracelets. To finish off her look, Dixon wore her hair back in sleek braids.
The singer’s choice to support a Lebanese-owned label during this weekend’s episode of the ITV show was all the more poignant since the Beirut blast on Aug. 4, which destroyed the ateliers and collections of many Lebanese designers, including Kadi who shared clips and images of the damage on his Instagram page. The music sensation, also a mother of two, rose to fame in 2001 as a member of the all-female R&B rap trio Mis-Teeq.
She recorded her debut solo studio album, “Fired Up,” in 2005. Being on BGT is not Dixon’s first judging experience. In 2009, she became a jury member on the seventh series of “Strictly Come Dancing,” a show where celebrities team up with choreographers to compete. In 2012, she quit the program to join BGT. In the show’s 14th season, she now sits alongside American actress and singer Amanda Holden, British comedian David Walliams and English dancer Ashley Banjo, who replaced television personality Simon Cowell after his bike accident last month. Cowell, 60, broke his back on Aug. 8 while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California. The audition for BGT aired six months ago, but because of concerns related to the coronavirus disease (COVID19), it was not until this weekend that creators were able to air the semifinals. Meanwhile, Kadi, who was born in the US and raised in Lebanon, has dressed some of the industry’s biggest names, including Rita Ora, Jennifer Lopez, Jameela Jamil and many more.
His glitzy gown, which Dixon wore this week, was previously spotted on French model Gabrielle Caunesil at last year’s UNICEF summer gala in August.