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When Politics Went Pop... Some Of The More Eyebrow-Raising Pairings Between Politics And Popular Culture

What's Been The Strangest Pop-Political Pairing?
The Huffington Post UK
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Ever since Marilyn Monroe flew in and wished JFK a ‘Happy Birthday’, the worlds of politics and show business have been inextricably intertwined.

The entertainers get to borrow some of the gravitas of their country-running friends, while the politicians get to bask in the glamour of their telegenic counterparts.

Now with the election brewing, we're bound to see a few more of these quasi-spontaneous pairings.

While this has long been a mutually beneficial arrangement, it has inevitably led to some seriously eyebrow-raising photo-ops, as demonstrated below…

When Politics Went Pop
Nelson Mandela and the Spice Girls(01 of17)
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Nigel Farage took Joey Essex on a boat. Yes, really. (02 of17)
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Talk to the hand... Michael Jackson directs traffic, while Ronald Reagain looks on.(03 of17)
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Britpop was christened by Tony Blair and Noel Gallagher(04 of17)
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Hugs for Bono and Bill Clinton(05 of17)
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Just two gals having a natter... Boy George and Margaret Thatcher.(06 of17)
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He's not posh at all, look... David Cameron with One Direction (+1)(07 of17)
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Nobody batted an eye when Neil Kinnock teamed up with Tracey Ullman(08 of17)
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A battle of the shoulder pads for Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley(09 of17)
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If Benyamin Netanyahu needs his spoon bending, he's got it covered.(10 of17)
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This really happened. Barack Obama met Jedward.(11 of17)
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Marilyn Monroe's liaisons with the Kennedy clan were mired in controversy(12 of17)
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Bono gives President George W Bush a book of U2 lyrics. Or something.(13 of17)
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That Bono gets around... here having a chuckle with Barack Obama. (14 of17)
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Were there two more glamorous gents in the world than Kennedy and Sinatra?(15 of17)
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Babs didn't just meet Canada's PM Trudeau, she romanced him. (16 of17)
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Surely the best pairing of all - Rylan seduces Hillary with a smile.(17 of17)
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