Dannii Minogue and Twiggy wear their dowdy dressing gowns on set... but they'll surely spruce up in time for the M&S Christmas ad

By JODY THOMPSON

These aren't just dressing gowns: Twiggy and Dannii Minogue had their hair in curlers and wore comfy Ugg-style boots as well as pink dressing gowns on the set of the Marks and Spencers new Christmas advertin between scenes


They're usually seen in only the most beautiful clothes and exquisite shoes - but it was a different story for Twiggy and Dannii Minogue when they were spotted on set of the Marks And Spencer Christmas television advert yesterday.

The legendary 1960s model and X Factor judge were caught distinctly off-guard as they waited between scenes with their hair in curlers, and in Dannii's case, sporting a hair net.

They were also wearing unflattering but comfy Ugg-style boots and big pink fluffy bathrobes which not only kept them warm - but kept their new festive M&S dresses under wraps and away from prying eyes.

It's just the latest in a whirlwind of work for Dannii since she gave birth at the start of July, since which she's thrown herself whole-heartedly into her new role as a working mum.

The 38-year-old star made her television comeback when she returned to the X Factor on Sunday, and yesterday, she was spotted on the set of the new Marks And Spencer's Christmas ad.

However, Dannii can't bear to be apart from three-month-old baby Ethan for long, so boyfriend Kris Smith brought him along to see his mother in action as she filmed the commercial.


On set: Dannii grabs a coffee just before the finishing touches are applied and she goes in front of the cameras


Other half: Dannii's boyfriend Kris Smith brings their baby Ethan to the set to see mummy at work and grins when he spies her dressing gown get-up


Little cutie: Kris and their beautiful son go and visit Dannii in the make-up trailer


The gorgeous tot was born by emergency Caesarean section on 5 July in Dannii's hometown of Melbourne and the busy star has barely had time to catch her breath since the birth.

She filmed the 'judge's house' scenes in Melbourne a few weeks ago for the X Factor, which will be broadcast this weekend, then flew back to the UK last week.

She's about to launch her autobiography, called My Story, which she wrote while she was pregnant, and which hits the shops on Thursday.


Off camera: Lisa Snowden waits for her toenails to dry in a 1920s-style flapper dress as VV Brown arrives in her own clothes ready to be transformed


Smoking: Stunning Ana Beatriz Barros has a cigarette break between scenes


Off camera: Lisa Snowden and Danni were dressed casually between scenes on the shoot


On top of that, she's also been busy designing her own fashion range, Project D, which launched across the UK in Selfridges department stores in June.

However, yesterday, she was busy wearing M&S designs, along with the chain's other models, Twiggy, Lisa Snowden, VV Brown and Ana Beatriz Barros.

In between takes, she also sported a pink fluffy dressing gown - all the better to hide any post-pregnancy lumps and bumps - and comfy Uggs, or at least the M&S equivalent.

Also on set to make sure Kris wasn't the only man present was Jamie Redknapp, who's also a model for the store.

It's rumoured this year's multi-million pound advert is a spoof of Pineapple Dance Studios and set in an aerobics studio with musicals Cabaret, Mamma Mia! and Chicago being used for inspiration.


Hair's fair: The X Factor judge, who had her hair bleached a lighter shade for her comeback on the show, grins as she gets her locks seen to on set


Almost camera ready: Dannii sports a retro-looking bob with her next outfit just peeking out from under the fluffy dressing gown


After warming up in the studio, Dannii will reportedly dance in a cobbled street wearing a fake fur with her co-stars before they are transported to a 'Studio 54-style disco' where Redknapp is DJing.

Last year's 'Christmas wouldn't be Christmas' M&S advert was criticised by some as being sexist, when Philip Glenister appeared under his guise of Ashes To Ashes character Gene Hunt and said: 'That girl prancing around in her underwear.'

Perhaps to redress the balance, this year, ladies will get Jamie Redknapp bouncing around in his boxers instead.


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