Wife Says Sarkozy Has 'Five or Six Brains'

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) talks with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as they walk on Tunis Bourguiba avenue during a greetings ceremony with Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on April 28, 2008. (Jacky Naegelen, AFP/Getty Images)

PARIS (Reuters) - In a book to be published this week, France's first lady speaks out about falling head over heels in love with President Nicolas Sarkozy, not only for his "physique," but also for his "five or six brains."

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has maintained a relatively low profile since her whirlwind romance with Sarkozy culminated in marriage in February, but she finally lifts the curtain on their relationship in "Carla and Nicolas, the real story."

"It all happened suddenly. I wasn't expecting someone so funny, so full of life. I was seduced by his physique, his charm and his intelligence," she tells the book's authors, according to extracts published in Le Point magazine on Wednesday.