by Rachel Ogbu

Ex Bayelsa’s governor Diepreye Alameighseya might have done it first when he tried to escape the law in 2010 but one of the most powerful men in  the world, Sir Richard Branson has dressed as a woman after losing a Grand Prix bet with AirAsia  chief executive Tony Fernandez two years ago- and he looked fetching.

On Saturday, the Virgin boss finally made good on the bet and had to wear a skirt and a full face of make-up on a flight to Malaysia where he reportedly served drinks and pledged to clean the toilets on the special  flight. “Have you not seen a stewardess with a beard before?,” he asked before boarding.

“We both had Grand Prix teams and I was  absolutely certain that I was going to win. Something went wrong. Of course the drivers  of that race are no longer with us. I went to extreme lengths to avoid being  here, but knew that one day I had to get it over with,” he added.

Branson admitted that he had done some outrageous things in his life “but this will be up there with the best of them”.

In a red skirt suit  for the special 6-hour flight