Carla Bruni: How I keep Sarkozy up in the middle of the night
With matters of state weighing heavily upon their shoulders, the world's leaders need to make the most of the few hours sleep they manage to snatch each night.
Unfortunately for French leader Nicolas Sarkozy, he's married to Carla Bruni.
Appearing on Jools Holland's show last night, the former supermodel turned singer-songwriter admitted she often woke her husband in the middle of the night by playing her songs.
Carla Bruni performs on Jools Holland last night where she admitted keeping the French President up at night with her music
Bruni said her husband was 'very kind' about her songs and her music did not 'drive him mad'.
She said: 'I play it at home and I disturb him with it in the middle of the night. It's just a very different world for him.
'I have my husband's world. It's like I just try to be with him and be cool about it and not change everything I know and my way of living. It's not so hard.'
Carla chats with Jools at the piano last night
'It's just like playing in a film. I don't really mix them up - I separate them. I play my music and then I go with my husband when he needs me.'
When asked whether she had ever composed a song for him she replied: 'Well, I write songs about my life.'
Carla ditched the first lady stuffiness to join heavy metal rockers Metallica in the studio today.
Enlarge
Carla Bruni and friends: The French first lady joined Metallica and friends in the studio with Jools Holland in London today
Along with Jools she chatted to the rockers, posing for photos around his grand piano.
She then took to the stage with her guitar to perform for the studio audience.
In April Carla was a style sensation in her Dior wardrobe when she came on a state visit to Britain.
She played the perfect first lady as she met the Queen and Prince Philip, and chatted to Gordon and Sarah Brown.
Carla on best behaviour with her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy
dailymail