Two MPs’ marriages destroyed after they ‘both had affairs with the SAME blonde journalist’ in messy love triangle
Political writer Serena Cowdy accused of bedding pair
TWO married MPs who have split from their wives both had affairs with the SAME female journalist, it was claimed last night.
Blonde writer Serena Cowdy is at the centre of a sensational Westminster love triangle after allegedly having flings with the two middle-aged men from the same party.
Scottish National Party MPs Stewart Hosie, 53, and Angus MacNeil, 45, reportedly have each left their wife following a relationship with the former actress.
The 36-year-old, based at Westminster, is accused of secret trysts with the men while they were married.
Mr Hosie, deputy leader of the Scottish National Party, announced on Sunday that he was separating from wife Shona Robison, a senior politician in the Scottish Parliament.
He did not mention his relationship with Oxford-educated Miss Cowdy but it is understood that Miss Robison learnt of her husband’s affair ten days ago, when he confessed.
Mr MacNeil announced his separation from his wife Jane last year, not long after the end of his affair with Miss Cowdy, a former actress who is now a freelance political journalist, it is claimed.
Mrs MacNeil had stayed with her husband after he was caught with two teenage girls in a hotel room in 2007 while she, then pregnant, was in hospital.
It was last night unclear whether there was any overlap in the claimed romantic entanglements.
An SNP source, who allegedly confirmed the story, has disputed suggestions the love rivalry led to a row between Mr MacNeil and Mr Hosie.
One source said there had even been a “bust up” between the two MPs in Parliament.
But the SNP source insisted there was no overlap between Miss Cowdy’s relationships with the MPs and no tension or rows between the politicians.
When asked about her alleged affairs with the politicians last night, Miss Cowdy said: “No comment.”
The MPs and their now-estranged wives also declined to speak.
Father-of-three MacNeil, previously a BBC Scotland reporter and a teacher, represents the Western Isles.
He rose to prominence in the Commons in 2006 by lodging a complaint with police over “cash for peerages” allegations made against Labour.
Earlier this year he faced questions when he had to repay £900 in expenses after claiming more than £250 a night for hotel rooms, when the usual limit is £150.
Miss Cowdy, from London, described herself as a “mostly out of work actress” after gaining a 2:1 in modern history from St Hilda’s College, Oxford.
She appeared on TV nature programmes for some years but now describes herself as a political journalist with Parliament’s The House magazine while illustrating her website with a series of glamorous pictures.
The journalist has also written blogs about having office affairs and how to end a relationship in a series of articles about dating.
She covered issues including “The dos and don’ts of dumping etiquette”, and ‘An office affair: Needs must.”
She has admitted to engineering “chance” meetings with men she wants relationships with and even joked about being a “stalker.”
On the subject of the end of relationships with previous boyfriends, she wrote: “It’s a bit depressing to think you wasted all that time with a complete loser.”
Miss Cowdy and the MPs were first approached about the alleged affairs last week.
There was no comment until an announcement about Mr Hosie’s separation from Miss Robison was issued to a Dundee-based paper on Sunday.
An SNP spokesman said of Mr Hosie and Miss Robison: “Stewart and Shona have separated. They have a young daughter, and she will continue to be their priority.
“Both parties have asked that their privacy is respected during this difficult time. No further comment will be given.”
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