He said he wanted to become famous for his political achievements. But yesterday a Tory MP was thrown into the spotlight for a very different reason – after his wife of seven years was exposed as a £70-an-hour prostitute.
Mike Weatherley, 53, was one of the new wave of MPs who came to power with Prime Minister David Cameron earlier this year.
The father-of-three took his blonde wife to functions in the run-up to the General Election, and just two months ago she was photographed visiting the Houses of Parliament.
But it was revealed by a Sunday newspaper that 39-year-old Carla has also been busy plying her trade in three different 'massage parlours', under the names Bea, Adriana and Bianca.
The lorry driver's daughter, who is alleged to have worked as a prostitute in her native Brazil before marrying Mr Weatherley, was caught on camera performing a sexy striptease in pink and black polka dot underwear for an undercover reporter.
She said she worked in three brothels and charged £70 an hour for sex. 'I like it here, nice clients, nice people, nice place and good money,' she told the Sunday Mirror.
The shocking revelation is bound to prove an embarrassment to Mr Cameron, who is pictured smiling at Mr Weatherley's side on the MP's personal website.
The couple are understood to have met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while business executive Mr Weatherley was on a work trip.
They married in Brighton in 2003. It was the MP's second marriage and, at the time, the new Mrs Weatherley's occupation was listed as 'housewife'.
She is reported to have gone home to Brazil in 2007, returning two years later when her husband asked her to assist him ahead of his election campaign.
But that was a decision Mr Weatherley may have been regretting yesterday. The MP, who insists that he has been separated from his wife since February this year, wept when approached at his home in Brighton yesterday.
He said he had no idea that Mrs Weatherley had been selling her body, but claimed they had remained good friends since their separation.
'I am still very shocked by the news and am trying to come to terms with it,' he said. 'I do have proof that we have been separated since February which I can show if needed.He began sobbing as he added: 'I will speak to Carla but today I just need to be with my family.' It is a humiliating blow for the MP and his party.
Tory activists shunned a string of candidates put forward by Conservative Central Office for the crucial Hove constituency in favour of Mr Weatherley.
Soon after winning the seat in May's General Election, the MP declared that the politician he most admired was Lembit Opik, 'not really because of his policies but the way he got notoriety with ease He added that he would prefer any fame of his own to be for political successes. But as news of his wife's work emerged yesterday, sources described Mr Weatherley as 'a bit of a party boy who loves his women'.
One said: 'He was a guest on a BBC show following the election and could not keep his eyes off a leggy Russian. 'After the show was over he made a beeline straight for her and asked her out for a drink.'
The MP, who has a tattoo reading 'Live for the moment', lists Rio de Janeiro as his favourite holiday location, and counts Iron Maiden among his favourite bands. He has even combined the two, apparently following Iron Maiden to Brazil on one trip.
Earlier this year, Mr Weatherley - who is a qualified ski instructor and football referee - also stated that his ambition for his first term in Parliament was to be the Parliamentary champion of film and music.
A qualified chartered and management accountant, he is a former financial controller of the Pete Waterman Group and in 2007 became Vice President (Europe) for the Motion Picture Licensing Company.
He was a councillor in Crawley before being selected as Parliamentary Candidate for Hove and Portslade in 2006.
On his website, he declares he is 'single (separated)' and he has three grown-up children: Mark, Chris and Becky.
The 39-year-old who is alleged to have worked as a prostitute in her native Brazil before marrying Mr Weatherley, was caught on camera performing a sexy striptease in pink underwear for an undercover reporter
Mike Weatherley with wife Carla. The couple are understood to have met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where Mr Weatherley, a high-flying business executive, was on a business trip
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