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Carla Seduced by Sarko's '6 Brains'

France's first lady tells how prez swept her off her feet

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 5, 2008 8:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – France's first lady spills the beans in a new book about her whirlwind romance with Nicolas Sarkozy when she fell for his brains and his bod, the Times of London reports. Carla Bruni discusses her recording career, her past lovers—including Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton—and how love blossomed after she was invited to a dinner party as a blind date for the French president.

“It all happened suddenly. I wasn't expecting someone so funny, so full of life. I was seduced by his physique and his intelligence,” the former supermodel told the authors of Carla and Nicolas, the True Story. “He has five or six brains which are remarkably irrigated.”

Italian-born singer and supermodel Carla Bruni with Nicolas Sarkozy on a visit to Egypt.
Italian-born singer and supermodel Carla Bruni with Nicolas Sarkozy on a visit to Egypt.   (Getty Images)
France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, arrives for a state banquet at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Wednesday, March 26, 2008.
France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, arrives for a state banquet at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Wednesday, March 26, 2008.   (AP Photo/Carl De Souza, pool)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and his wife Carla Bruni talk together during their visit to Gugulethu AIDS institute near Cape Town, Thursday Feb. 28, 2008.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and his wife Carla Bruni talk together during their visit to Gugulethu AIDS institute near Cape Town, Thursday Feb. 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg, Pool)
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