BBC Garden Rescue star Charlie Dimmock has addressed her fluctuating weight gain and explained why she refused to wear a bra on the evening show.
The gardening legend, 56, first rose to fame when she starred on evening makeover show Ground Rescue back in 1997.
She quickly became popular with viewers who noticed she regularly ditched her bra when getting stuck in with her various garden renovation projects.
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And it seems as though viewers are still commenting on her appearance throughout her recent episodes of Garden Rescue on the Beeb.
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Now, the TV star has opened up about her experiences being in the limelight throughout her television career.
Addressing the height of her fame in a new interview, she revealed: “I was never a sex symbol before, so how could I suddenly become one? It’s just a bit silly. I receive a few silly letters back then, like a marriage proposal from a farmer in Australia.”
It comes after she told The Sun about the impact of the negative comments she receives from fans on a regular basis.
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Charlie went on: “It’s horribly unfair. If Alan Titchmarsh had developed a bit of a pot belly, no one would have turned a hair but because Charlie is a woman, she’s considered to be a fair target.”
In 2016, the gardening expert told The Independent: “I’ve always been up and down in my weight. I’ll never be slim or skinny, let’s put it like that.
“One season I’ll be a size 14, then 18, but it’s something I’ve just accepted now. I’m at that age where I think, life is too short.”
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She went on: “The TV presenter Esther Rantzen said to me, ‘You’ll be labelled the braless one for the rest of your life’.
“Ground Force was a long time ago, and I have to say, even now people will bring it up. It is very silly.
“It was always just for comfort. If you’re singing a sledgehammer, you want to be comfortable! People say, ‘Why don’t you wear a sports bra?’ But those are not the comfiest things in the world.”
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In 2016, Dimmock became a member of the presenting team on Garden Rescue, which is a series on garden transformations produced for the BBC by Spun Gold TV.
The gardener has presented several TV shows in the UK and the US including The Joy of Gardening and Charlie’s Garden Army.
She was also a key member of the team on Ground Force which she hosted with Alan Titchmarsh on ITV that aired from 1997 and 2005. Garden Rescue continues to air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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