Article: Carla Bruni says she's had 15. Some women are proud to boast just one. So how many lovers is too many? Carla Bruni: Been there, done that and got the nightie.

Byline: Virginia Ironside

WHEN Carla Bruni revealed that she'd had 15 lovers before she married Nicolas Sarkozy, there was a collective sharp intake of breath.

'What a slut!' gasped some people, tut-tutting away. While others, equally shocked, asked: 'Only 15 That's peanuts!' Am I only the person who thinks 15 is actually about right, if a touch on the high side? I know this might seem a little shocking, and this is not a debate we would have been having in 1955.

But this is the 21st century, and for better or worse, sexual habits have changed dramatically in the past two generations.

I know some women like to save themselves for ...

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