Rudd admits battling the bulge

AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Kevin Rudd revealed he was battling the bulge on Wednesday, while his deputy Julia Gillard was stunned to be voted one of the country’s sexiest women.

Rudd said it was difficult to maintain a fitness regime while coping with the responsibilities of office after newspaper photographs revealed how his paunch has grown since he won power last November.

Rudd, 50, said since moving to the seat of power in Canberra he could no longer manage the regular trips to the gym he made when he was an opposition leader based in Brisbane.