Which brings to me to my second point. Women should be allowed to wear whatever they like, whether that’s dresses with the shoulders cut out (which I’ll never understand but each to their own), bikinis or, indeed burkinis.

The burkini was originally designed by Aheda Zanetti, an Australian, and covers the whole body except the face, hands and feet. Crucially it’s made of material you can swim in, meaning Muslim women who want to cover their bodies while they swim or visit the beach no longer have to resort to oversized t-shirts and leggings which soak up water and become heavy. There are many types and designs of burkini – I own a bright pink burkini dress (which I wear over sports leggings), although I choose not to pull the hood up when I use it.

The burkini has, unfortunately, gone from a personal sartorial choice to a politicised item of clothing in recent years. The furore over it reached a peak in the summer of 2016, when many towns and cities in France, starting with Cannes, banned the burkini and arrested or fined those it deemed to have broken the bans. Although the ban was later ruled unconstitutional, that didn’t stop the Prime Minister of France at the time, Maneul Valls, from saying it contradicted French values. Geneva made moves to ban the burkini in swimming pools at the end of 2017, with Germany and Austria also exploring the idea. Remember, this is a piece of clothing we’re talking about here, not an assault weapon.

“It shouldn’t take Sports Illustrated to approve the burkini for it to be acceptable”