Melbourne, Feb 12: A nanny, who took care of Madonna's son, David, for two years, has said that she left her job because the singer wanted someone who could speak French.

Angela Jacobsen, from Melbourne, left the pop queen's family in March 2009 amid reports that she had been sacked after asking for a holiday.

But Jacobsen has now revealed the real reason for not continuing with that job.

"My contract was actually finished and David needed a French-speaking nanny," the Herald Sun quoted Jacobsen as saying.

"I can speak German but can't speak French," she said.

Jacobsen looked after David, now 6, from 2007 to 2009. (ANI)