France's First Lady Carla Bruni has been offered a role on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - after confessing her love for the crime drama in a letter to show producers.

The former model wrote to bosses behind the hit series praising them for their work on the programme - and now they've asked her to star in an upcoming special.

Producer Carol Mendelsohn tells France's Pure People, "Carla Bruni wrote to us to say she absolutely adored our show. So we would be delighted to offer her a part in our 'CSI' film set in France."

The two-hour CSI special will be set in Paris.

Bruni recently completed filming a minor role in Woody Allen's upcoming Midnight In Paris.