Cheeky move by MP Lembit
Leading Liberal Democrat Lembit Opik has swopped his weathergirl partner for a Cheeky Girl.


The Montgomeryshire MP has admitted he has split from fiancee Sian Lloyd and is now dating Gabriela Irimia, one half of pop act the Cheeky Girls.
Mr Opik and Miss Lloyd were due to marry at Powis Castle last year, but "postponed" the ceremony until after last May's General Election. As recently as the end of October, Miss Lloyd, from Newtown, said she was still with Mr Opik
However, Mr Opik has now revealed the relationship with Miss Lloyd is over and he is now involved with Miss Irimia.
Today, he said: "I continue to regard Sian as one of the brightest, most outgoing, hard working and generous people I've had the privilege to know."
He told the Shropshire Star this morning, he had met Gabi at a charity function He added: "I am certainly happy to confirm Gabi and myself are in a relationship and have been for a very short period of time so it's very early days."
The Montgomeryshire MP, the party's spokesman on Wales and Northern Ireland, is no stranger to notoriety surrounding today's celebrity circus.
Nicknamed the "human anagram" because of his unusual name, the Welsh Lib Dem leader is one of the more colourful and better-known politicians in Parliament.
Elected to the Commons in 1997, he is viewed with affection at Westminster - not least for his harmonica playing and fears over potential asteroid strikes.

But that did not dampen his appetite for thrills, he rides a motorbike and has a private pilot's licence, regularly flying in and out of Welshpool Airport.
A regular fixture on chat shows and the BBC's satirical Have I Got News For You, he also appeared with Sian Lloyd, whom he met in 2000, on Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? winning £64,000 for charity.
Mr Opik was defeated in his bid to become party president in 2004 by Simon Hughes, but is still tipped as a future Lib Dem leader, despite his reputation for backing the wrong horses at Westminster.
The so-called "Curse of Lembit" was penned after his staunch defence of Charles Kennedy during the leadership crisis last year and subsequent role as Mark Oaten's campaign manager.
Some are saying that the Curse of Lembit has struck closer to home with this weekend's revelations.
His new girlfriend, Gabriela, is better known for her kitsch dance routines, skimpy outfits and catchy tunes than an interest in politics.
With her twin sister Monica she has carved out a pop career as the Cheeky Girls, making songs the public love to hate but still buy in their droves.
When the Romanian singers first found fame they were derided by the music industry for their lack of talent but went on to notch up four top 10 hits.
Gabi and Moni came to the public's attention following an appearance on the talent show Pop Stars: The Rivals in 2002 when music mogul Pete Waterman slammed them as "the worst act ever".