Encore: Michelle Mone | Bra Wars | 1

British Scandal

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Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.5 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Michelle Mone comes from nothing. A Glasgow council estate girl with no qualifications. But one day she comes up with an idea: to make a radical new bra that remoulds the cleavage. There’s a lot riding on its success. So when her failing marriage starts to impact upon the business, Michelle sees red.

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0:00.0	Matt, nice car out there.
0:08.6	Oh, that?
0:09.8	That's not mine.
0:10.8	The Aster Martin?
0:11.9	It's got your stuff in it.
0:13.2	No, it's nothing to do with me.
0:14.7	Oh, weird.
0:15.3	The number plate is M Ford 1.
0:18.5	Oh, that.
0:19.8	Oh, I just drive it
0:21.7	It's my wife's
0:22.5	Oh
0:23.1	Okay I mean I guess that makes sense
0:26.0	Yeah
0:26.2	I'd rather take the bus
0:27.6	Obviously because I'm a man of the people
0:29.8	I've never forgotten my roots
0:31.1	But she insists I drive her about
0:33.8	And that's what she wants
0:34.8	So you know
0:35.4	I'm just being a good husband
0:36.3	Okay well as we are running a bit late, shall we just pop on the bus then?
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