Nadia Bartel made sure all eyes were on her as she joined best friend Bec Judd and Melbourne’s socialite set at Glamour on the Grid at Albert Park race track on Wednesday evening, ahead of this weekend’s Formula One Grand Prix.

The former AFL WAG, 38, almost risked a wardrobe malfunction in a glittering beige DZO gown with plunging neckline and thigh-high split.

The dress barely covered her bottom thanks to its tiny skirt underlay, and came perilously close to revealing more than she bargained for.

Of course a daring dress requires a deep tan, and she accentuated her olive complexion with a bronzing from her own tanning company Spray Aus. 

She paired her risqué look with sparkling stilettos from pal Lana Wilkinson’s shoe line.

Nadia will most likely want to give her feet a rest following Wednesday evening, after revealing her tootsies were hurting after Dancing With The Star rehearsals.

Taking to Instagram, the fashionista shared a sneak peek at her intense training for the Channel Seven program.

In a white singlet and grey yoga pants and wearing heels as well, Nadia filmed herself walking up to a mirror in a dancing studio, then zoomed down at her feet.

'My sore little footsies,' she wrote over the images, tagging the official Dancing With the Stars Instagram account. 

The fashion designer then shared a full body selfie in the mirror in the same studio, tagging her dancing partner for the show, Lyu Masuda.

'A day of rehearsals,' she wrote in a caption over the photo, in which the mother-of-two stunned with her very fit figure.

It comes as Nadia recently confessed that taking part in the Channel Seven hit is anything but a walk in the park. 

'Training is much harder than I thought it would be and it's been a bit of a juggle trying to fit it in with my schedule with the boys and work, but I'm loving it,' she told the Herald Sun on Sunday a couple of weeks ago. 

Nadia, who shares two sons with ex-husband Jimmy Bartel, went on to reveal what attracted her to the show.

'I have always watched the show and love the passion and commitment of all of the dancers,' she told the publication. 

'I love to dance, especially with my boys around the house, so the idea of doing this show was so exciting.'