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Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon says social media speculation over her private life made it appear much more exciting than it was.
She told BBC Scotland political editor Glenn Campbell that some people wanted to believe there was a "hidden secret life of Nicola Sturgeon".
She addressed gossip over her marriage and sexuality in a new BBC podcast.
Ms Sturgeon announced in February that she was stepping down, in part because of the "brutality" of political life.
In the interview for the Nicola Sturgeon Podcast, the 52-year-old reflected on her eight years leading the government at Holyrood and what life might hold next.
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"Apart from the fact that I read accounts of my private life on social media and I think, you know it is so much more glamourous sounding and so much more exciting. I have got houses everywhere if you believe social media," she laughed.
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