Lingerie tycoon Michelle Mone stepped out for the first time with her new man Karl French

Just six months ago she was left devastated after her husband of 20 years left her for her designer.
But Michelle Mone is clearly a woman made of tougher stuff and has put her heartbreak behind her to find love again.
And last night, the Ultimo boss stepped out for the first time with her new man, financier Karl French.
The hot new couple were snapped at the British Graduate Fashion Week Gala award show reception and made a very handsome pairing.
And they looked very relaxed and comfortable in each other's company and never strayed to far from each other's side with one observer telling the Sun: 'They stayed very close all night and he seemed to be enjoying the limelight with his new squeeze.
'In fact, both of them couldn’t wipe the smiles off their faces.'

Michelle met Karl in April as she holidayed in Dubai with her children and was introduced to him by former footballer John Barnes and his wife Andrea.
She said: 'It was not love at first sight, but just a lot of chatting. We clicked. He didn’t know anything about me, which I thought was amazing.
'At first I thought, okay, he is having me on here. But then I realised he has been living in Dubai for 15 years.'
Soon after they started dating, Michelle underwent an operation to remove a cancerous mole, which she was told could have been caused by sunbeds and the years she spent on them in her twenties.

Forget Kelly Brook and Sarah Harding... Ultimo's Michelle Mone hires herself as an underwear model after losing SIX STONE

She vowed to pose in a sexy lingerie shoot when she had reached her target weight of 11 stone.
And now Ultimo boss Michelle Mone has kept her promise, by stripping off for a new shoot after losing a staggering six stone in the space of three years.
The 38-year-old is following in the footsteps of Kelly Brook, Sarah Harding and Penny Lancaster by posing in her Ultimo range, and said she is thrilled to be able to show off her new slimline figure.

She said: 'I spent ten years trapped in a body I hated, now I love the new me and I'm happy to show it off.

'For years I tortured myself about my weight. I was miserable, I hated myself. How I look today is the result of three years of hard work, and I want to end that on a high note and put all my insecurities behind me. It's the end of a chapter and I won’t be doing anything like this ever again.'

And Michelle, who went from a size 20 to a size 10 after using herbal appetite suppressants, credits former Spice Girls star Mel B for helping her find the courage to fulfil her dream.

Michelle Mone shows off her slim figure after losing an incredible SIX STONE

Posing in a series of figure-hugging dresses, Michelle Mone seems delighted to show off her trim new physique.
Now looking almost as slender as the glamorous models she employs, the bra tycoon boasts she has lost an incredible six stone.
Naturally, however, the newly slim-line millionaireness is not simply flaunting her weight-loss just for the sake it.

Ever the businesswoman, the 37-year-old has released these photos as a way of promoting her latest money-making venture.
The entrepreneur, who received an OBE for services to lingerie in the recent New Year Honours List, is launching a new range of slimming pills.

And even though an earlier brand of her tablets was condemned as useless by nutritionists, Mrs Mone is touting herself as the best example of what they can achieve.
A few years ago when her business was in trouble and her marriage was under pressure, she ballooned to a size 22 and weighed almost 18 stone.
Now, with her underwear empire back on track, she is a shadow of her former self - a size 12 who weighs just 11 stone.