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Lust at first sight for mistress, Edwards

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Lust at first sight for mistress, Edwards Lust at first sight for mistress, Edwards The tawdry affair that cost John Edwards,#x the former Democratic presidential candidate,Fire hoses his marriage and his reputation became even tawdrier yesterday with the admission from his mistress she had sex with him on the first night they met. Rielle Hunter, a videographer and mother of a daughter by the North Carolina politician, spoke about the relationship for the first time in an interview in GQ magazine, illustrated with several sexually suggestive photographs.

"You're so hot," she recalls saying on meeting him for the first time outside a Manhattan hotel in February 2006.

"Why, thank you," he responded. Later that evening, he told her,State Flags, "Falling in love with you could really f---up my plans for becoming president."

His attraction was "this magnetic force field like I had never experienced," she said.

Ms. Hunter had remained silent throughout the scandal over her relationship with Mr. Edwards, #xwho finished second in the 2008 Iowa caucuses but later pulled out of the Democratic primary race.

Mr. Edwards, 56, initially denied he was having an affair during his presidential campaign after the National Enquirer published details of their relationship.Fire hoses It was not until August 2008 he confessed he had a sexual liaison with Ms. Hunter while seeking the presidency and while his wife, Elizabeth, was battling stage four breast cancer.

In January, he admitted he is the father of Ms. Hunter's daughter, Quinn, now two.

He and Ms. Edwards legally separated a week later.

Now, Mr. Edwards is being investigated by a grand jury over whether his campaign illegally paid hush money to Ms. Hunter, #xwhose video production company received more than US$100,000 from his political action committee.

In the GQ interview, Ms. Hunter told reporter Lisa De-Paulo the money came in the form of a "gift" each month.

"I know he loves me," she added. "We love each other very much."

Ms. Hunter has no kind words for Ms. Edwards, claiming "the home was wrecked already" by the time she met the Democratic candidate.

"Most of his mistakes or errors in judgment were because of his fear of the wrath of Elizabeth,"Fire hoses she says. "He was emasculated. And you know, the wrath of Elizabeth is a mighty wrath."