Married Women Want to Cheat with Michael Acton Smith, Says Survey

Good news for the technology CEOs of Shoreditch: entrepreneurs such as Michael Acton Smith OBE, founder of Mind Candy and creator of the wildly popular Moshi Monsters game, are the men married women most want to cheat with, according to a new survey by the UK’s leading extramarital affairs website.

Risk-taking professions such as entrepreneurs, bankers and stockbrokers are the most lusted-after male professions. Twenty-four per cent of married women would like to cheat on their husbands with an entrepreneur; 19 percent with a stockbroker. Professional footballers came bottom of the list with only 1 per cent expressing interest. 

“Whilst footballers may be attractive on the pitch, off the pitch most women feel they would have little or nothing in common with them. So despite their fame and fortune, most women find their arrogance, and reputation as a real turn off,” said IllicitEncounters.com, which conducted the survey.

Michael Acton Smith was described as a “rock star version of Willy Wonka” and quoted a female user who said: “I am looking for a date with someone who can provide stimulating conversation. I find men who are overly vain and egotistical off-putting.”

But desperate housewives hoping for a romp with Acton Smith, 40, are likely to be disappointed: he has a long-term girlfriend, Kathryn Parsons, who has repeatedly dropped hints in the press that she would say yes if he asked her to marry him. 

Other entrepreneurs cited as hot crushes for married women included Virgin boss Richard Branson, Dragon’s Den investor Peter Jones and Moo.com founder Richard Moross. Women said they were attracted to “ambitious, ruthless and confident” types and named politicians as one of their least-favourite professions, only slightly ahead of footballers, on two percent.

Doctors, fireman and musicians were also popular choices. Firemen were praised for being “heroic” and “caring” while doctors were “motivated” and “protective.” 

Michael Acton Smith was not available for comment.