Our bedroom secrets by Sally Bercow - 'Becoming Speaker has turned my husband into a sex symbol'
She is the outspoken and photogenic wife of the House of Commons Speaker and now Sally Bercow has sparked a Westminster storm after revealing their bedroom secrets - while wearing nothing but a sheet.
The outspoken 41-year-old political activist was inundated with online messages today from her followers on Twitter after the revelations in the Evening Standard. Mrs Bercow told how their living quarters in Speaker's House had helped spice up her love life with Mr Bercow.
She said: "The view from Speaker's House is incredibly sexy, particularly at night with the moon and the glow from the old gas lamps.
"When John and I were first courting we used to walk along the South Bank and look at the Houses of Parliament. I never realised how sexy I would find living under Big Ben with the bells chiming."
In an interview with ES magazine, she added that her 47-year-old husband's elevation to the ancient office has made him a hit with women.
"Politicians as a breed aren't particularly sexy but I think politics can be sexy because power is an aphrodisiac," she said. "Since John became Speaker, the number of women who hit on him has gone up dramatically.
"I don't get jealous because more men have hit on me, too. I think it's hilarious that I have been referred to as the Carla Bruni of British politics."
However Mrs Bercow appeared to be less forthcoming after her photographs and interview became public.
She wrote how she had "died of embarrassment" to her 1,800 followers on Twitter, who include David Miliband and Ed Balls. She added: "Oh bugger. I've been done up like a kipper. Mr B is going to go potty," but went on to say: "Tis a great pic though."
Mrs Bercow has previously infuriated many MPs with outbursts, prompting them to claim she is undermining the Speaker's office. Shortly before his election to the post, she admitted enjoying binge drinking and one-night stands in her youth.
