by Carol Vorderman At last! A dress that celebrated my big bottom and boobs

ASK me to which event I wore my first Roland Mouret Galaxy dress and my mind’s a blank. But the way I felt in it — glamorous, confident and proud of my curves for the first time — is something I’ll never forget.

It was 2005 and at a time when, if you wanted to look good in a dress, you had to be super slim. I’m built with a big bottom and boobs and a tiny waist, meaning most dresses back then flapped around my waist but were too tight across my bum.

Roland Mouret’s now legendary dresses were different.

I remember stepping into my first, that now famous blue Galaxy, and it instantly felt different. The high-quality woollen material had stretch in it; it did things fabric hadn’t done before. It hugged under the curve of my bottom, went in with my waist and then back out over my bust.

TA DAHHHH! Thank you, thank you, Roland Mouret!

The Galaxy saw my curves and instead of having to hide them, this dress made me feel beautiful.

It still hangs in my wardrobe, along with a dozen variations on the design. I can’t imagine a day when I’ll stop wearing them.

The Galaxy truly was the gamechanging dress that championed real women’s bodies.

With its launch, Roland seeded an idea that has grown into a movement which means women can enjoy being whatever shape or size Mother Nature gave them.

Whatever happens to the brand, no one can take that away from him.