Anita Rani says 'an Asian woman wearing a revealing dress has blown people's minds' as she defends THAT bombshell appearance on Baftas red carpet

Anita Rani has defended her bombshell appearance on the Baftas red carpet in a glitzy 'naked' dress after it sparked criticism from a fellow Woman's Hour presenter. The 46-year-old said there was something about 'an Asian woman wearing a revealing dress that has blown people's minds'. Anita Rani has defended her bombshell appearance on the Baftas red carpet in a glitzy 'naked' dress after it sparked criticism from a fellow Woman's Hour presenter The 46-year-old said there was something about 'an Asian woman wearing a revealing dress has blown people's minds' 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 'I’ve done something which is perfectly normal for a woman to do, but there’s something about an Asian woman doing it that has slightly blown people’s minds? Rani, who said she would never have dared to wear a revealing garment like that a decade ago She previously explained that she adopted the stylish gown both as a way of showing that women of any age or size can 'embody confidence Rani has recently stepped up to host more Women's Hour shows alongside Nuala McGovern, following Emma Barnett's departure 'And well I thought, I sort of owe it to a lot of women who come before me to just.