Melania Trump book bombshells - 'gold digger' fury, Donald's ultimatum and motherhood

Melania Trump hasas America's former First Lady and 's wife.

The Slovenian ex-model, who lived in the White House between 2017 and 2021 while her husband was US president, has released her new book today. The memoir, titled Melania, details her first exchange with Trump, and meeting the Obamas.

While fans delve into Melania's life behind the scenes, Trump has yet to read it - despite pushing his followers to buy it. At a rally last month, he indicated he was "too busy" and said: "Go out and buy it, and if she says bad things about me, I'll call you all up, and I'll say, 'Don't buy it'."

Here, the has pulled the wildest revelations and biggest bombshells from her tell-all book...

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Awkward first meet

In the memoir, Melania shares how Donald was at a party with another "beautiful date" when he first approached her. She claims she didn't know him. She writes: "I recognised the name, and I knew he was a businessman or celebrity, but not much else." He then shook her hand and started a conversation.

Before he left the event, when his date wasn't by his side, he asked Melania for her phone number - which she "politely declined" and instead asked for his. He handed over a business card. She explains how she called him a while after and he had been waiting for the call.

'Gold digger' fury

Melania gushes over Donald's tender side in her tome, revealing he regularly calls her personal doctor to check on her health, and that they share a "love for and Elton John". She addresses their 24-year age gap and how she has been labelled a "gold digger" in the public eye - slamming it as "baseless accusations".

In a daring statement, Melania writes that she "could have easily captured the attention of numerous celebrities" if she did not desire a future and family with Trump. She also adds that she has made her own wealth through modelling and skincare and jewellery businesses.

Bold abortion stance

Melania made clear the divide between her and her husband's stance on abortion. While Trump's Republican Party is typically "pro-life", Melania voiced her support for pro-choice rights. Ahead of the book release, she shared a video on socials asserting that abortion is a "fundamental" right to women and an aspect of "individual freedom".

In the book, she writes: "Our next generation must be provided with knowledge, security, safety and solace, and the cultural stigma associated with abortion must be lifted." The former First Lady adds that the slogan 'my body, my choice' aligns with "personal freedom" and she supports "the right to choose life".

Royal pen pal

In the book, Melania claims she is pen pals with King Charles. She does not mention when she and the King reportedly started writing to one another, but they are understood to have met in New York in 2005. During a state visit to the UK in 2019, she writes it was an "absolute pleasure to reconnect with him".

The former model details how she and Charles have shared beliefs about environmental conservation. She adds: "Sadly, Her Majesty wasn't able to visit us again before her death in 2022, but our friendship with the continues, and we exchange letters with King Charles to this day."

Step-mum struggles

The mother-of-one writes how her beliefs do not always align with her four step-children from Trump's previous two marriages - Donald Jr, Ivanka, Eric and Tiffany. She said their relationship is "grounded in love and respect" but she "may not agree with every opinion or choice" of Donald's kids.

Melania also adds that she does not align with "all of Donald's decisions" too, in a cryptic dig to her husband's controversial and outspoken beliefs. She explains that while they "may share the same last name", the Trumps are all on different "paths" of their own.

Sacrifice for son Barron

She shares how she "deliberately chose to step back from public life" when she had her son Barron in 2006 to focus on motherhood. The former fashion model continued to appear at occasional events, but her "focus shifted", and she prioritised raising him.

She also adds how she made a "small sacrifice" during her to "ensure the best" for her baby and completely cut fizzy drinks from her diet, as well as eating clean and preservative-free foods.

Obama mix-up

Elsewhere, Melania describes meeting the Obamas at the White House and claims their exchange was "cordial and pleasant", despite rumours of awkwardness between Barack Obama and Trump. She says Michelle Obama "graciously offered" her a tour and was "generous with her advice".

Later in the memoir, she explains how things got a little more difficult when it came to the Obamas moving out and the Trumps moving in. She says her plans to prepare the presidential premises before Trump's inauguration were "disrupted by protocols and politics".

While Trumps' team was meant to instigate the moving-in process, their staff did not receive her notes, and when they reached out to Obamas' team, Melania "did not receive a response for weeks". Then when she did, she claims it was "filled with errors" and delayed the move.

• Melania Trump's memoir , published by Skyhorse, is available to buy in bookstores now.

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