French first lady Carla Bruni has revealed what made her fall for husband Nicolas Sarkozy: his knowledge of flowers.

In an interview with British radio, the 43-year-old former supermodel turned singer also revealed that she does not speak much about her pregnancy as she is superstitious - plus, she claims, the French are not very interested anyway.

"I'm superstitious, so yes, I've been very careful," she told BBC. "But there isn't much to say. So many women are expecting children and giving birth, and it's so uninteresting for French people."

She spoke of her husband's gardening skills, revealing: "When I met him, walking around the garden in the (presidential Elysee Palace), he keeps giving me all these flowers' name. He knows all the Latin names, all these details about tulips and roses.

"I said to myself: 'My God, I must marry this man, he's the president and he knows everything about flowers as well. This is incredible.'"

Excerpts from the interview were posted on the BBC Web site Monday. The full interview is to be aired Tuesday.

(Read by Christine Mallari. Christine Mallari is a journalist at the China Daily Website.)

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(Agencies)