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Charlie Dimmock on how she became famous for not wearing a bra: ‘Little did I know it would become my trademark’

The star went to her audition bra-less

Garden Rescue legend Charlie Dimmock is famous for both her green fingers and for not wearing a bra when she started out on Ground Force.

However, this isn’t all she has to offer. Charlie is refreshingly candid about her life, from admissions about her “selfish” behaviour in relationships to wading in on “ageing” and why she doesn’t worry about it.

Despite this, she has faced some criticism – especially regarding her previous failure to wear a bra on air.

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However, Charlie previously shared her own thoughts about her style choice and even divulged an important “life lesson” that comes with it.

Charlie Dimmock speaking on Garden Rescue
Charlie Dimmock has made headlines for not wearing a bra (Credit: BBC)

‘I learned fairly early on to work with what I had’

In a forthright chat about her life, Charlie previously stated that one of her most important life lessons is “making the most of what you’ve got”, therefore encouraging her to embrace all opportunities that are thrown at her.

She detailed to the MailOnline in 2017: “I learned fairly early on in my life to work with what I had, rather than wish I had something else. I was born with curly red hair, and all was well until I hit my teenage years. Everyone else had straight hair, and I spent ages trying to make my unruly locks behave. I had to tightly plait my hair to try to uncurl it. Within an hour, the curls would be back. But, by the time I was 17, I gave up and accepted my hair was always going to look a certain way.”

Little did I know that not wearing a bra would become my trademark.

Reason Charlie Dimmock went to audition bra-less

She then continued to lift the lid on her impromptu TV audition that propelled her t fame.

“When Ground Force came knocking at my door in 1997, it was another case of having to make the most of what I already had. I got a phone call out of the blue to do a screen test for a TV show by director John Thorneycroft.

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Charlie Dimmock sat with her Garden Rescue co-stars

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