Former defence secretary Liam Fox claimed he had a helping hand in picking out the popular 90s pop song for Natalie Imbruglia who he dubbed a ‘very good friend’.
The Tory MP recently lost his North Somerset seat during the most recent general election, which saw Labour claim a loveless landslide, bagging 412 seats.
However the Conservative MP was in high-spirits appearing on LBC yesterday, where he addressed speculation surrounding a ‘relationship’ with a certain Australian singer.
In the late 90s, the politician was rumoured to be linked to Neighbours star Natalie Imbruglia – a relationship he hoped would end ‘all sorts of smears’ of him being a ‘playboy’, ‘a wild man’ or ‘gay’, according to the Independent.
But in his most recent interview with LBC, when questions arose about the nature of his relationship with the crooner, he went as far as to claim he had credits on her album Left Of The Middle.
Appearing on LBC yesterday, Tory MP Liam Fox claimed he had credits on Natalie Imbruglia’s album Left Of The Middle
He also alleged he had a helping hand in her 90s pop ballad hit Torn which sold over 1 million copies in the UK alone (pictured: Imbruglia in the Torn music video)
‘Well, I would say if you need to know that you probably require a level of therapy,’ he joked whilst answering the query.
‘But yes we were very good friend and yes I did help her pick Torn out as a single, and yes I was on the credits of the album.’
Torn was a huge hit for Imbruglia, who sold over 1 million copies of the tune in the UK alone, and over 4 million worldwide.
Whilst his name doesn’t appear on credits for any of the album’s songs on Spotfiy, the singer did thank the ex-frontbencher on her Left Of The Middle album, the Guardian reports.
Although Torn was among Imbruglia’s top hits, it isn’t an original with Danish artist Lis Sorensen recording the first version of it titled Brændt (Burnt) in 1993.
Anne Preven, Phil Thornalley and Scott Cutler are all credited with writing the song, with Cutler and Preven releasing an English language version in 1997.
Several people took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their shock at the politician’s involvement in the 90s hit.
One quipped: ‘Can’t play that song now if true!
Whilst his name doesn’t appear on credits for any of the album’s songs on Spotfiy, the singer did thank the ex-frontbencher on her Left Of The Middle album (pictured: Imbruglia in 2024)
Fox’s (pictured on October 17) and Imbruglia’s ‘relationship’ hasn’t always been smooth sailing as she once claimed he was just a friend of a manager
Several people took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their shock at the politician’s involvement in the 90s hit
‘A politics-pop culture crossover I would have never seen coming,’ a second quipped.
A third added: ’13 year old me is devastated by this news.’
‘I still can’t get over this connection. It’s mad,’ a fourth penned.
Another bemoaned: ‘Oh well that’s ruined a great tune.’
Despite his wild pop credentials and unlikely links to the pop sensation, Fox’s and Imbruglia’s ‘relationship’ hasn’t always been smooth sailing.
According to the Guardian in 2011 the singer once exclaimed ‘Please!’ when asked a about the politician, before adding: ‘He’s a friend of my manager!’
