James Blunt 'dating nude artist'

James Blunt is reportedly dating a former swimwear model who now works as an erotic artist.

Natasha Archdale, who has been photographed in bathing suits for fashion pages of The Sun, sells full-body portraits made out of paper cuttings for around £15,000 each.

"Sex and money always grab people's attention," she told the newspaper. "I'm getting commissions from people who want to mark these economic times. One wants all the cuttings about the collapse of Lehman Brothers imposed on a picture of a naked model. I can't possibly mention names but he is a rival banker."

Archdale has also put together pieces for Dorrit Moussaieff, the wife of the President of Iceland, and is working on a canvas for Nelson Mandela.