TML therapist Julia Sampson, Carole Caplin and mortgage processor Mary Ramsay

LIFESTYLE guru Carole Caplin took the wraps off Hampshire mortgage company TML's new holistic therapy suite for staff.

The former topless model and controversial friend of Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie prompted the development by suggesting it in a newspaper column.

Billed as the first of its kind outside London, treatments in the suite are free to all staff, who are given a voucher every two months to exchange for a therapy session, to soothe the stresses of a hard day's work.

Treatments include aromatherapy and Swedish body massage, Indian head massage, facial, and foot and hand treatments, and employees can book appointments throughout the day with two qualified therapists.

Carole, a health, wellbeing and fitness writer, said: "It's really important for businesses to value their employees and contribute to their wellbeing. Today shows TML has an extraordinary commitment to staff welfare."