Jodie Marsh has paid tribute to former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, calling him the 'perfect gentleman' following his death aged 86.
The former Labour MP and peer passed away on Wednesday to the sound of his favourite jazz music and surrounded with loved-ones at his care home after a long battle with illness.
Lord Prescott was Tony Blair's pugnacious political bruiser and famed for being unafraid to speak his mind.
One person who saw a different side to the rambunctious politician, however, was glamour model Jodie Marsh who went for dinner with him while he was filming his 2008 BBC documentary, Prescott: The Class System And Me.
Speaking to MailOnline about her night out with Lord Prescott, Jodie - who was one of Page 3 It girls at the time - revealed she was pleasantly surprised by how down to earth he was and the way he treated her.
Jodie explained: 'I didn't know much about him and I try not to have any preconceived ideas, but I probably did think he would maybe be a bit boring.
'But he was so down to earth and normal and nice and funny. I felt like he was really listening to me, unlike when some other older men can be a bit pompous and look down their nose at you, especially a glamour model... He made me feel seen and heard.'
Jodie Marsh has paid tribute to former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, calling him the 'perfect gentleman' following his death aged 86 (pictured at the Wellington Club in 2008)
One person who saw a different side to the rambunctious politician was glamour model Jodie Marsh who went for dinner with him while he was filming a BBC documentary (pictured 2016)
Jodie had been asked to dinner to discuss the modern notions of class with the MP for his BBC2 show.
Having been given control over where they'd meet, Jodie picked The Wellington in Knightsbridge, West London which had a restaurant upstairs and nightclub downstairs.
'He was amazing and such a lovely man,' Jodie recalled. 'He was very attentive and a good listener. He was also very interesting and had lots to say - it was clear he was very, very in love with his wife [Pauline].'
While the pair had filmed all their content for the show by the time they'd finished their starters, Lord Prescott and Jodie were getting along so well that they decided to stay and finish their meals.
During the dinner Lord Prescott even called his wife and got her to speak to Jodie because she had told him to get her makeup tips.
'I was on the phone to her for ages talking makeup and high heels and shoes and all sorts,' Jodie shared. 'She was saying how much she loved how I did my makeup and we were talking about how to do the perfect smokey eye!
'She was very glam and wonderful, just such a nice lady. I thought it was so lovely because I was at the height of my glamour modelling and had my boobs out and the rest of it.
'Other wives could have been really s***y about their husbands going to dinner with me, but she was so kind. They seemed like such a cute couple and he raved about her over dinner, how beautiful she was and how glam she was. She was clearly very proud of her.'
Jodie recalled: 'The paparazzi went nuts when we walked out together! But he wouldn't let it faze him. He was the perfect gentleman and walked me to my car and gave me a kiss goodbye'
During the dinner Lord Prescott even called his beloved wife Pauline (pictured together) and got her to speak to Jodie because she had told him to get her makeup tips
After dinner Jodie and Lord Prescott decided to keep the party going and made it onto the dancefloor.
'He had a great time!' Jodie recalled. 'It was such a fun night but we left fairly early because obviously he didn't want to stay out until three in the morning.
'The paparazzi went absolutely nuts when we walked out there together! It was utter carnage. You could tell he was thinking "oh God" because he was obviously used to being photographed but that was another level.
'But he wouldn't let it faze him, he just carried on. He was the perfect gentleman and walked me to my car and gave me a kiss goodbye.
'I remember going home and telling my mum and dad how lovely he was.'
Jodie previously said that she and Lord Prescott 'clicked' when they met and enjoyed a lively debate on whether class is determined by your money or upbringing.
Writing for The Daily Mail in 2008, she revealed: 'I found myself spilling my heart out to him. I told him all about how vicious bullying over my looks had made my schooldays a misery and driven me to the brink of suicide.
'I told him how I'd decided not to try for university as my family were the only good thing in my life and I didn't want to leave them, and how modelling was a sort of self-validation: to prove to myself I wasn't really ugly.
'John listened sympathetically and said how horrific it must have been. I know any politician can hit the schmooze button but I've been with enough chancers now to know when someone is being genuine. And he was.'