Anna Chapman, a former Russian intelligence agent, has revealed her tactics of using her charisma to target individuals.
Additionally, she disclosed that she secured a position at a hedge fund in London by winning a game of strip poker.
In her memoir, the 42-year-old Chapman recounts being recruited while residing in the British capital following her divorce from her husband.
She writes: “I knew the effect I had on men.
Nature had generously endowed me with a slim waist, a full chest and a cascade of red hair.
“All I needed was to emphasise it – which I did with simple yet sexy outfits, light makeup, and an effortless air about me.
“I never wore jewellery – I didn’t feel the need for it.
“Most importantly, I didn’t try too hard to please.
“People can always sense when someone is desperate for approval, and it has the opposite effect.
“That’s what happens with overly dressed-up girls or overly chatty men. I never sought anyone’s approval – I simply was myself.
“And it worked like magic.”
“English lords and Arab sheikhs were kissing my hand flirtatiously, promising me a bright future.”
Chapman was arrested in New York in 2010 and returned to Russia in a prisoner exchange with Salisbury poisoning victim Sergei Skripal.
