Bill Shorten admits his wife Chloe is more appealing to voters than he is ahead ...

Bill Shorten has admitted that his wife Chloe's popularity has surpassed his own - urging people to 'vote one Chloe's husband'.

Mrs Shorten has emerged as her husband's most valuable political ally during the Labor campaign ahead of Saturday's Federal Election.

'I think one of the nicest things in the campaign has been the rest of Australia being able to see a bit more of this fantastic woman who I married. As they say, vote one Chloe Shorten's husband,' he told news.com.au.

Bill Shorten has admitted that his wife Chloe's popularity has surpassed his own - urging people to 'vote one Chloe's husband'

Bill Shorten has admitted that his wife Chloe's popularity has surpassed his own - urging people to 'vote one Chloe's husband'

Mrs Shorten has emerged as her husband's most valuable political ally during the Labor campaign ahead of Saturday's Federal Election

Mrs Shorten has emerged as her husband's most valuable political ally during the Labor campaign ahead of Saturday's Federal Election

Mrs Shorten said her husband was not a 'showman', and he said his wife had helped his popularity with the Australian public.

'She's been irreplaceable. This has been a real shared effort,' he said. 

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Mr Shorten said his wife had taken on the burden of raising the three children - Rupert, 17, Georgette, 16, and Clementine, 9 - in their blended family.

'While she's not a sole parent, she's sort of one-and-a-half parents. I've asked a lot of Chloe and the kids to pursue my political ideals... For her, parenting isn't just a love. It's all-embracing. She's very good at it. She loves her children like they'll never be loved,' Mr Shorten said.

Mrs Shorten is widely seen as a sunnier, softer antidote to her husband's harder image as a former union leader and 'faceless'

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