'I made love to eight girls in one night,' boasts Berlusconi to man who allegedly provided escort girls for New Year's Eve party



Claim: Mr Berlusconi, 74, said in a bugged phone call with Giampaolo Tarantini, who allegedly recruited escorts for his wild parties

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has boasted of sleeping with eight women in one night.

Mr Berlusconi, 74, made the claim in a bugged phone chat with businessman Giampaolo Tarantini, who allegedly recruited escort girls for his wild parties.



‘Yesterday evening there was a queue outside my door,’ said Mr Berlusconi.



‘There were 11. I had eight because I couldn’t go any further. You can’t do all of them.’



The call was on New Year’s Day 2009, with Mr Berlusconi adding: ‘I feel good this morning . . . the things you have to do on New Year’s Eve.’



Italians say if you make love on New Year’s Eve, you will make love for the whole year.



The revelation comes from 100,000 wire taps and bugged phone chats in a judicial investigation into eight people who allegedly supplied escort girls for Mr Berlusconi’s parties.

Escort Maria Teresa De Nicolo, 38, claims she slept with Mr Berlusconi and two women.



She said: ‘Before I got to his party I was given €1,000 [£873] and told, “If Silvio wants you to stay, then stay . . . don’t worry, he will give you money.”'

Payment allegation: Escort Maria Teresa De Nicola, pictured, claims she was pad 1,000 euros

Gorgeous: Sabina Began, left, and Barbara Guerra, right, have also been linked to the Italian prime minister in past scandals

On the tap the Italian Prime Minister, who is 5 feet 5 inches tall, is also heard asking Gianpaolo Tarantini 'not to bring tall [girls], as we are not tall.'

At one point, he reveals that there are 40 women staying in his house who just won't leave.



In many others, he asks excitedly who the businessman will bring him next.

Close female friends: Barbara Montereale, left, and Sara Tommasi, right are also said to have been close to Berlusconi



The investigation in the southern city of Bari, where Tarantini was based, includes about 100,000 wiretapped conversations, targeting eight people, including Tarantini, his brother and a woman nicknamed in the Italian media as 'Queen Bee' for her alleged role in recruiting women for the premier.