I'm just a regular working mom, says America's most famous spy

[dogday]

America's most famous spy was doing her best to stay out of the unwelcome limelight last week. "I'm just a mom getting dinner ready for my kids," Valerie Wilson said with a smile at her hilltop home in one of Washington's best neighbourhoods. "You better talk to my husband."

Mrs Wilson, 42, a slim and glamorous blonde in black T-shirt and trousers, was indeed grilling steaks on the barbecue and cooking sweetcorn on the stove as she chatted to her five-year-old twins in their spacious open-plan kitchen.

Samantha grated cheese while Trevor was disappointed that he had slept through a thunderstorm. Outside, Mrs Wilson's husband, Joe, lit a cigar and poured drinks for friends on their wooden deck, which has a commanding view to the Washington Monument. An American flag flew at the house.

The scene was deceptively calm, for the Wilsons are at the centre of one of America's biggest political controversies which, last week, witnessed dramatic new developments.

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