“Sorry For Being Topless”
Warning: The link is NOT safe for work. The article comes from the Daily Mail and is written by Simon Mills, describing how Carla Bruni greeted him when he showed up at her apartment to conduct an interview. The presumed soon-to-be (or maybe already is) first lady of France appears in a photo in the article sans-culottes. In fact sans anything.
A Gorgeous, husky-voiced supermodel greeting me with the words "Sorry for being topless" will go down in memory as the greatest celebrity introduction of my journalistic career.
As an opening gambit, it was pure conversational Viagra and a welcome change from the cold, dead-eyed greetings you usually get from actresses, models and TV starlets.
Although perhaps not quite the brand of etiquette you'd expect from a woman who may well become France's first lady.
But that's how Carla Bruni, who appears to be the new wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, decided to present herself to me not that long ago when I encountered her at her home, a grand, shabby-chic apartment in a fashionable Paris arrondissement.
Carla, naked from the waist up, was having her make-up done at the time - I was interviewing her for a glossy magazine - and seemed only vaguely embarrassed by her evidently chilly state of undress.
Carla, naked from the waist up, was having her make-up done at the time - I was interviewing her for a glossy magazine - and seemed only vaguely embarrassed by her evidently chilly state of undress.
Well, she was a model - they tend to be fairly businesslike about that sort of thing. What worries me is that this might give Bill Clinton ideas. Yechhhh.
Once again, the link is NSFW, click accordingly. For those unable to click that link, here's a consolation prize (Safe for work).
The image was published as an opinion poll revealed that the vast majority of French people are sick of hearing about the romantic escapades of their President.
The TNS Sofres poll for La Croix daily said 93 percent of people thought the media had dedicated too much space to Mr Sarkozy's private life, while 52 percent thought too much space was given to covering his political actions.
Interesting dynamic here.
Humor, Video, World news | Gaius Wednesday, 23 January , 2008
By martian, Wednesday, 23 January , 2008 @ 9:46 am
She would make one fine looking First Lady for France and an appropriate one considering French proclivities, don’t you think?
By Anthony (Los Angeles), Wednesday, 23 January , 2008 @ 10:23 am
Now why can’t we have a First Lady like that? If only Fred Thompson’s campaign hadn’t failed….
By Gaius, Wednesday, 23 January , 2008 @ 10:39 am
Bill Clinton would be happy to strip down……
By NortonPete, Wednesday, 23 January , 2008 @ 10:59 am
When you got it, flaunt it, life is too short.
By Sam, Wednesday, 23 January , 2008 @ 12:30 pm
“The TNS Sofres poll for La Croix daily said 93 percent of people thought the media had dedicated too much space to Mr Sarkozy’s private life . . .”
Any word on whether the people thought the media were dedicating too much space to her private parts?
By Gaius, Wednesday, 23 January , 2008 @ 1:21 pm
Heh