Julia Gillard has no problems with people who play Angry Birds

AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Julia Gillard is the second world leader to publicly show a penchant for Angry Birds.

Julia Gillard isn't addicted to Angry Birds - not that there's anything wrong with that. Picture: Tim Coady

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is the second world leader to publicly show a penchant for the world's No 1 downloaded iTunes game Angry Birds.

The Daily Telegraph reported Ms Gillard was photographed playing the game on an iPad a day after British Prime Minister David Cameron was outed as a fan of the game.

When confronted with an image of Ms Gillard playing the game, her office denied the Prime Minister was an avid player, even claiming the iPad on which she was clearly playing the game was not hers.

The seemingly simple yet highly addictive game has players slingshot birds at pigs wearing hard hats which are housed in increasingly complicated structures.

A spokesman from Gillard's office said: "The Prime Minister is not an avid player but in no way does she judge those that are. She dabbles in playing Angry Birds but is too busy to play it that much.''