By Rachel Quigley
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As a devout Mormon, Mitt Romney is not allowed to drink alcohol, coffee and tea or smoke cigarettes - but he does have some surprising guilty pleasures.
The politician revealed in an interview with Kelly Ripa that he is a big fan of Jersey Shore star Snooki, loves peanut butter and prefers to sleep naked.
Speaking about Snooki, he said: 'Look how tiny she?s gotten. She?s lost weight. She?s energetic. Just her spark-plug personality is kind of fun.'
The interview was taped in New York today but will be aired on ABC?s Live! with Kelly and Michael on Tuesday.
Campaign: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns at Van Dyck Park in Fairfax, Virginia, and made guest appearances in new York today
Super guests: Former football player Michael Strahan, right, poses with Kelly Ripa on the set of the newly named Live! with Kelly and Michael
He also likes to indulge in peanut butter sandwiches, chocolate milk and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
Asked what he wears to bed he said: 'As little as possible', that is when he can get to sleep, for the Republican said he is often kept awake at night.
'The best part of the campaign is all the people you meet day in and day out and their energy. At the and of the day, I have a hard time falling asleep just because of all the people I?ve met and all the enthusiasm they pass along.'
In the revealing interview, he also said he would like Gene Hackman to play him in a movie, and if he could have dinner with anyone, it would be Nelson Mandela.
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Romney's wife also appeared alongside the presidential candidate and recounted a story of walking in on George W. Bush getting a massage at the White House once. When meeting him in the elevator later he winked and said to her: 'I look pretty good, don't I?'
It will be the Romneys? first appearance on a daytime talk show during the 2012 campaign.
Fans: Mitt Romney departs Newark airport in New Jersey for Ohio today after speaking to Kelly Ripa with wife Ann, which will be aired on Tuesday
Romney and Ann held hands during questioning that delved deep into their personal lives ? much deeper than a typical Sunday talk show.
Showing off his less-than-romantic side, when asked whether the couple have date nights, he replied: 'Hardly. We typically get Sunday morning. We get to go to church together.'
Despite this, Ann said of her husband: 'He's got a good heart and I don't think people know that about him.'
They first met at a party, Ann caught Mitt's eye but had come with another date. Never one to shy away from competition he sidled up to him and said: 'You know, I live closer to Ann than you do. Can I give her a ride home for you? And he said sure. So, we?ve been going steady ever since then.'
The couple love to watch Modern Family together and enjoy horse-back riding.
Loving couple: Ann and Mitt don't have time for date nights but go to Sunday church together
Famous: Romney said he would like Gene Hackman to play him in a movie
Grand ideas: Romney thinks Michelle Pfeiffer should play Ann in a movie
Asked what he and President Obama agree on, Romney seemed reluctant to praise his political rival at first, simply saying: 'We agree upon him taking out Osama bin Laden. I?m sure he's glad he did that.'
But he continued to compliment the president for his family man image: 'I think we agree on the importance of family. I think he?s a fine husband and father and I think the role model for our nation of being a good father is a very good thing. I appreciate that.
'We?re concerned about schools and health care and I think the budget. We go about these things in different ways. We have different approaches to those things.'
The Romneys will be the biggest names to appear on the show since Michael Strahan's debut.
Since he was unveiled as Regis Philbin's successor, the show has continued to be a ratings winner, and is one of the most-successful shows of its kind.
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