On Tuesday night, a resplendent Lauren Sanchez, 55, was in Cannes to accept the Women Empowerment Award from the Global Gift Foundation – a charity that focuses on helping vulnerable and poverty-stricken women and children around the world.

Given the honour by her actress friend and co-chair of the organisation, Eva Longoria, Sanchez was praised for her ‘remarkable commitment to uplifting others, breaking barriers and championing change’.