A former Playboy model who alleges that she had an affair with President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE said he told her she was “beautiful” like his daughter Ivanka.

“Did he ever compare you to any of his kids?” CNN host Anderson Cooper asked Karen McDougal during an interview on Thursday night.

“You know, he’s very proud of Ivanka as he should be,” McDougal replied. “She’s a brilliant woman, she’s beautiful, she’s — you know, that’s his daughter and he should be proud of her.”

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“He said I was beautiful like her and, you know, ‘you’re a smart girl’ and there wasn’t a lot of comparing but there was some, yeah. I heard a lot about her,” she continued.

McDougal says she had an affair with Trump during his marriage to first lady Melania Trump Melania TrumpMelania Trump: Ginsburg's 'spirit will live on in all she has inspired' The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - You might want to download TikTok now Warning label added to Trump tweet over potential mail-in voting disinformation MORE.

She sued American Media Inc. (AMI), which owns the National Enquirer, on Tuesday for the right to talk about the alleged affair.

The company paid her $150,000 for the story about the alleged affair and then withheld, McDougal claims in the lawsuit.

“AMI lied to me, made empty promises, and repeatedly intimidated and manipulated me," McDougal said in a statement. "I just want the opportunity to set the record straight and move on with my life, free from this company, its executives and its lawyers."

Her legal action comes as Trump faces a lawsuit from adult-film star Stormy Daniels for the right to speak publicly about an affair she claims she had with the president.

Daniels is set to appear on CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Sunday, during which she is expected to discuss her alleged affair with Trump.

Trump has denied the allegations.