Charlotte Dawson responds to backlash over her revealing pink dress at the Aintree Grand National Festival

Charlotte Dawson has responded to backlash she received for her revealing dress at this year's Grand National Festival.

The races, which are taking place at Aintree, have seen dozens of famous faces from Wayne and Coleen Rooney to Charlotte, 33, descend on the racecourse.

For the day out, her glamorous ensemble featured a plunging sweetheart neckline, a corseted bodice, and a pleated maxi skirt with a daring thigh-high slit.

Keeping with the baby pink theme, Charlotte added inches to her frame with pink pointed court heels and toted her essentials in a matching mini Hermès handbag.

To complete her look, Charlotte wore a pink fascinator and accessorised with gold-toned jewellery.

In a social media post on Saturday showing off her look, Charlotte revealed she had received trolling as a result.

Sharing snaps with fans, she penned: 'Well I’m not even gonna say where my dress is from cos the amount of s**** I’ve had over it.' 

Charlotte continued: 'Ps yes I’m aware my udders are hanging out I only decided I was going day before it was the only dress I had and I thought it fit.

'I’m proud of them tho they have fed my 3 kiddies so looking it like that way when all the milk has gone they will fall down to me bunions n turn out like long lost cousins atm they are juiceh n sistas x [sic[ also I was a few wines deep on this.'

Charlotte, who is engaged to her her fiancé Matt Sarsfield, was flooded with supportive comments from fans.

They wrote: 'If you’ve got it! Fault it'; 'You always look lovely'; 'You look stunning! Don’t listen to the haters';

'I dont actually think theres anything wrong with it, looks like it fits to me even if it is a but boobie'; 'Oh you look happy, healthy and incredible! Sod what anyone else thinks!'

Matt, 34, cut a smart figure in a grey blazer paired with matching trousers as he put on a loved-up display with Charlotte. 

They share daughter Gigi, one, and sons Noah, four and Jude, two.

While Cheltenham is all about the tweed country looks, Aintree is its more risqué cousin - and the looks on display this morning certainly lived up to that assessment, with many racegoers opting for thigh-skimming ensembles and plunging frocks.

Commanding attention in their racy numbers, revellers went all out in figure-hugging dresses, sheer attire and lacy looks as they flashed the flesh for their big day out.

Unlike Royal Ascot, which adopts stricter rules on what to wear, the three-day festival, which hosts the showpiece Grand National race on Saturday afternoon, takes a more relaxed approach and tells attendees to simply come 'dressed to feel your best'.

Fancy dress for revellers is also allowed, as long as the costume isn't offensive or derogatory. 

The festival, which this year takes place from Thursday, April 9 to Saturday, April 11, is one of the biggest events in the global sporting calendar and attracts around 150,000 people to Aintree each year.

It is also broadcast live to a television audience of around 800 million people worldwide.

The Grand National on Saturday, known as the People's Race, draws attention across the UK in a way that perhaps no other horse race is able to do.