"It’s crazy - but apart from a brief romantic intermission last summer, I have been single and celibate for two years. How boring is that?"

But Elle admitted she does like to flirt.

"I’m a hopeless flirt. I’ll go up to a guy and say, ’I think you are so beautiful’ - but it doesn’t work."

Elle, who has two children by financiar Arki Busson, also denied rumours about her involvement with a string of men, including Ray Fearon, Colin Farrell, Sol Campbell and Al Pacino.

"None of it is true. Some of them I don’t even know. Others are just friends," she said in an interview with Esquire magazine.

"I don’t do flings because relationships are important to me."

Elle ordered sweep of home for bugs - Jan 26 2007
Supermodel Elle Macpherson was so convinced she was being watched by the press that she ordered a sweep of her entire home to check for bugs, the Old Bailey heard today.

But in fact the model, nicknamed The Body, was yet another victim of Glenn Mulcaire who hacked into her mobile phone to listen to her messages, said prosecuting counsel David Perry.

The private investigator and Clive Goodman, the royal editor of the News of the World also tapped into more than 600 messages on the mobile phones of Royal Family aides.

The pair are being sentenced later after admitting conspiracy to hack into the messages, including some from Prince William.

David Perry QC, prosecuting, said Mulcaire signed a lucrative contract with the newspaper - worth £104,988 annually - for his "research and information services".

He was also given cash payments amounting to £12,300 for stories relating to Prince Harry, his girlfriend Chelsy Davy and the Duchess of York which Goodman put on expenses, the court heard.

Mulcaire, 36, also tracked down the voicemail messages of several celebrities and high-profile personalities, including Elle.

Mr Perry said the model started noticing problems with her Vodafone mobile in the spring of last year, and was told her pin code to access her messages had been reset.

He added: "She suspected that her messages had been listened to and so concerned was she about private information finding its way into the public domain she had her home swept to see if she was the subject of surveillance."

PR guru Max Clifford was another victim.

Elle and Arpad spark rumours - Sept 27, 2020
Has supermodel Elle Macpherson rekindled her romance with Arpad Busson?

The good-looking pair sparked rumours after they were seen looking close while they celebrated their son Aurelius’ christening in Rome.

According to a report in the Daily Mirror, stunning Elle was "all over" ex-partner Arpad at the event - which was attended by a host of stars, including Victoria Beckham.

"They were holding hands and skipping about," a guest claimed.

The willowy model - dubbed The Body - apparently explained she and Arpad were not dating, but still cared for each other.

"Elle had to explain that they still loved each other but in a ’separated’ way," said an onlooker.

Elle, 43, and the Swiss financier got engaged in 2002 after a six-year relationship and they have two sons, Aurelius, three, and seven-year-old Flynn.

Their relationship broke down last July.

Elle back with her ex? - Sept 4, 2020
Supermodel Elle Macpherson is reportedly considering getting back with her ex. The catwalk beauty, famously nicknamed ’The Body’, is said to have been in regular touch with her former lover, millionaire John Hitchcox.