Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has opened up about his relationship with Pamela Anderson, calling her an "attractive figure" of a woman – but he still hasn't confirmed what their relationship is.

Speaking to Australian radio station KIIS 1065, the 45-year-old programmer – who is currently holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London – said Pammy is an "attractive person with an attractive personality".

He told show hosts Kyle and Jackie O: "She’s no idiot at all! Psychologically she’s very savvy.”

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When asked about the nature of their relationship, Julian revealed: I mean, I like her, she’s great. I’m not going to go into the private details.

“She’s great, we have other kind of, you know… basically you’ve got people like Pamela Anderson who are independent, they’ve managed their own career, she can’t really be squeezed by a TV executive or something like that," he added.

It comes after Pamela, 49, revealed she likes bringing 'style and glamour' to Julian in his adoptive home, where he's been since claiming political asylum in 2012.

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She said recently: "He's living in dire circumstances so I like to bring a little help, and a smile, and some glamour.

"It's so rare that he has someone to come and visit him and bring him things, and I want to be able to do that for him. It's about support and I believe in what he is doing. Thank god for him. He's sacrificed a lot for all of us.

"WikiLeaks is one of the only reliable news sources because it's just the truth," she went on.

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"I really believe history will look back on him as such an important person."

However, she stopped short of confirming any romance between the two of them, adding: "It's difficult to talk about when you're under surveillance.

"But he's a great guy. I don't want to say anything about whether there's a romance. So let's say we're just good friends."