<p>She made the noodle-strapped, halter, backless and low-cut blouses a rage a decade ago, but for her role as an anchor on kids' singing reality show "Indian Idol Junior", Mandira Bedi is ready to put on "lots of clothes".<br /><br /></p>.<p>One couldn't help but ask Mandira what will she wear for the show.<br /><br />"The dress code is 'lots of clothes'," Mandira, who glamourised the age-old sari and blouse concept as host of "Extraa Innings" during the 2003 cricket World Cup, told IANS.<br />She broke into laughter, and added: "It will be more clothes than you've ever seen me in before."<br /><br />On a serious note, Mandira, now a mother of an almost two-year-old boy, has sported casual wear for the audition rounds. "Jeans, harem pants and jumpsuits," she said, adding that for the theatre rounds, it may be "formal by one notch".<br /><br />But for the gala rounds, which will see some of the top contenders, she will have to give in to "a little bit of formality".<br /><br />Mandira is co-hosting the show with Karan Wahi. Though she has hosted several reality shows, and live events over the years, this is the first time she has taken on a show involving children.<br /><br />She admits she isn't one to baby talk children, but says when one is working around children, "you have to simplify things a little bit".<br /><br />"You can't be complicated with them. There's a certain language you'd use with them," she added.</p>
<p>She made the noodle-strapped, halter, backless and low-cut blouses a rage a decade ago, but for her role as an anchor on kids' singing reality show "Indian Idol Junior", Mandira Bedi is ready to put on "lots of clothes".<br /><br /></p>.<p>One couldn't help but ask Mandira what will she wear for the show.<br /><br />"The dress code is 'lots of clothes'," Mandira, who glamourised the age-old sari and blouse concept as host of "Extraa Innings" during the 2003 cricket World Cup, told IANS.<br />She broke into laughter, and added: "It will be more clothes than you've ever seen me in before."<br /><br />On a serious note, Mandira, now a mother of an almost two-year-old boy, has sported casual wear for the audition rounds. "Jeans, harem pants and jumpsuits," she said, adding that for the theatre rounds, it may be "formal by one notch".<br /><br />But for the gala rounds, which will see some of the top contenders, she will have to give in to "a little bit of formality".<br /><br />Mandira is co-hosting the show with Karan Wahi. Though she has hosted several reality shows, and live events over the years, this is the first time she has taken on a show involving children.<br /><br />She admits she isn't one to baby talk children, but says when one is working around children, "you have to simplify things a little bit".<br /><br />"You can't be complicated with them. There's a certain language you'd use with them," she added.</p>