“We did some crazy things,” he apparently told Marysthelle Polanco, a model from the Caribbean who is allegedly one of more than 30 starlets and models who attended parties at his villa outside Milan.

“Tell Aida (Yespica, another showgirl) that tonight we won’t do anything special because I’m tired, I’m worn out. So tonight we’ll just have a quiet dinner with some music. I won’t be taking part ...”

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The billionaire politician, who was forced to resign in November amid sex scandals and criticism of his handling of Italy’s economic crisis, joked with another showgirl who had been absent from two parties because of illness.

“You must have more interesting appointments, sexually more exciting ones,” he said.

The conversations, secretly taped by investigators in January 2011, were the latest batch of wiretapped calls to be posted online by La Repubblica, a daily and long-time critic of the politician.

In another call he told Polanco, a single mother of one whom he allegedly installed in a rent-free apartment in Milan, “I’m in a very difficult moment in my political life. I’m in a very tough fight, but when I win the war, then I will see you and I will make the most of your lips.”

Other telephone conversations appear to reveal extreme jealousy between the showgirls, who competed for Berlusconi’s attention and generosity, constantly comparing the cash and gifts of jewellery that he gave them.

Many of them feared that if he was toppled from power, the rivers of cash would immediately dry up.