According to an article from FemaleFirst.co.uk (12/09/05), Dita Von Teese who recently wed infamous shock Goth singer Marilyn Manson has admitted that in real-life she’s as kinky as any of the numerous forties-style fetish pinups she’s ever done.

First off, she admits she loves to be spanked by her new husband, which seems normal enough for any newlywed. Then she continues to explain how she likes to be tied up, “I’m into bondage… I think it’s really fun, and I love playing the part of the damsel in distress.”

So far, she seems to be only flirting with us, until she explains that she has dabbled in the more dangerous side of erotic behavior. The article says she has tried erotic asphyxiation and then incorrectly compares it to the kind that cost INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence, his life. Ms. Von Teese’s next statement makes it clear that she’s not about to try it out with a belt and hotel doorknob. Instead, she says, “I think it’s exciting when you do it with someone you trust” and “I know there are different gadgets people can buy to do it to themselves safely, so that when they pass out they can breathe again. It doesn’t gross me out or scare me”

Nevertheless, even the new Mrs. Manson draws the line somewhere, as the article takes a quote from her interview with the New York Daily News, “I don’t want to bleed on anyone and I don’t want anyone bleeding on me.”

Personally, if I had to face a lifetime of waking up beside Marilyn, I might be fearless otherwise too. Goth can be hot, but collagen-injected Manson is not, at least in comparison to the blushing bride who can swing her tassels my way any day. Von Teese tease please!