SHE may have gained plenty of headlines from it, but it was foolish of Nigella Lawson to compare herself to Marilyn Monroe.

Husband Charles Saatchi apparently remarked, privately while they were watching a Monroe film on TV, that he she was the more beautiful "because your breasts are bigger."

Nigella, famous for making cookery sexy, looks fabulous in a new portfolio of pictures and is undoubtedly much admired. Some may think she is sexier than Marilyn Monroe, although they look so different comparisons are difficult.

But, husbands/boyfriends /partners say all sorts of things which don't bear scrutiny in the wider world. It's lovely to learn that Charles is still so in love with his wife but some things should remain private, and bedroom talk is definitely one of them.