BACKSTAGE IN NEW YORK WITH OUR SOCIAL EDITOR AT LARGE THE MARCHIONESS OF BATH ON THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS AT VICTORIA'S SECRET SHOW

I have been to countless fashion shows, but Victoria’s Secret is very different.

It’s fun – the girls dance, laugh and smile, and the audience cheer them on. It’s theatrical, a big production number and a celebration of strong, powerful women. It is the crescendo of womanhood.

Back after a five-year break, the show celebrated diversity and inclusivity. There were girls of different sizes, body shapes, ethnicities and ages, from Carla Bruni to Neelam Gill.

And there were the big household names – Gigi and Bella Hadid, Ashley Graham, Imaan Hammam, Eva Herzigová and Kate Moss and her daughter Lila, to name but a few.

Although it’s a super-glamorous setting – this year’s show took place at the Brooklyn Navy Yard – everyone’s talking about their kids, no one takes it for granted and everyone is grateful to be there.

I’d flown to New York as an ambassador for the brand: I’m the face of its new fragrance, Daring.

Back in April, Victoria’s Secret shot a huge campaign called The Dream at Longleat, where the angels took over the house: they shot on the roof and in the gardens.

I shot a video campaign for the fragrance and got my angel wings, which was such fun. I also announced in that video that the show was coming back.

So, fast-forward to last week, when I was flown out there to support the show and sit in the front row.

I walked the pink carpet in a beautiful archive Victoria’s Secret piece – a silk and lace slip dress with a huge coat embellished with handmade flowers, which were being sewn on up to the last minute.

PRE-SHOW PAMPERING

I got ready backstage, along with the other girls. Behind the scenes is always fascinating.