Jennifer Arcuri says people knew Boris Johnson 'had somewhat of a crush on me' when he was London mayor because of a 'dramatic difference' in his behaviour when she entered the room Tech entrepreneur grilled over relationship with the then London Mayor today Was asked if his top team knew of their relationship between 2012 and 2016 Told GLA members: People knew ... that he had somewhat of a crush on me' By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 16:14 BST, 21 September 2021 | Updated: 16:17 BST, 21 September 2021 Viewcomments An American tech entrepreneur who claims to have had an affair with Boris Johnson today said their relationship was far from secret - because he was unable to hide his 'crush' on her. Jennifer Arcuri was grilled over her close friendship with the then London Mayor by members of the Greater London Assembly today. She has said they had a four-year relationship while he was in office between 2012 and 2016. At the time she received thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money in grants for her firms. The GLA is investigating her presence at trade missions carried out to boost business for the capital, which she attended events for. Appearing online from her home in the United States, Ms Arcuri was asked whether people in Mr Johnson's office were aware of their relationship. She replied: 'People knew that there was an interest of the mayor in me, that he had somewhat of a crush on me. 'When I went to events, everyone could see the dramatic difference of this man when I entered the room.' Jennifer Arcuri was grilled over her close friendship with the then London Mayor by members of the Greater London Assembly today. Appearing online from her home in the United States, Ms Arcuri was asked whether people in Mr Johnson's office were aware of their relationship. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility