'It's jealousy'

Sergeant Mark Hobrough is accused of a sex attack on a WPC in a nightclub - just hours before he and his celebrity wife Charlotte jetted off to a luxury holiday in Mauritius.

The 31-year-old described his marriage to the winner of the jackpot in the first series of ITV reality show Survivor as "blissfully happy" . But he said that the couple have been subjected to a lot of bitterness and jealousy in the police force.

He told the court: "To be honest the behaviour of some of my colleagues has left a lot to be desired."

Hobrough is on trial for indecently assaulting a female colleague while both were off-duty on a night out at the trendy bar, Life.

But Hobrough told Cardiff Crown Court yesterday: "There's no way I touched her or any other woman in the way that was described."

He also said he had missed his job since being suspended because of the complaint - and that the accusations were a slur on his character.

"I love my job - I have wanted to be a policeman since I was a little boy," he said.

Hobrough of Lynmouth Drive, Sully added: "I have spent the last 30 years trying to build my character up to something to be proud of and I have respect for women."

He told how he and Charlotte jetted off on a luxury holiday to Mauritius the day after the alleged incident last June.

But he returned to hear the WPC had complained about him. He thought it was a practical joke.

Paul Thomas, prosecuting, asked Hobrough why he left the bar in a hurry, telling him: "You disappeared like Cinderella at midnight."

But Hobrough denied he left because of any trouble in the club - and also denied another policeman's claim that he had boasted of "grabbing nine pairs" of breasts that night.

Charlotte - dubbed "the Harlot" after a fling on the TV survival island - has pledged to support husband Mark.

He has been suspended on full pay from the South Wales force pending the outcome of the case.

The trial at Cardiff Crown Court continues.