A New Zealand politician has caused a stir after joining a council meeting from her bathroom with laundry hanging in the background — and a figure lurking in the shower.There was muffled laughter from one of Councillor Jo Galer’s colleagues as she logged into a meeting of the Dunedin City Council on Monday.“You might want to move your camera,” Mayor Sophie Barker told her in video of the meeting shared online.“Why, where is it?” Cr Galer replied.“We can see your washing,” the Mayor said, but Cr Galer confidently declared, “You can see my washing, you can see me — that’s no problem”.The councillor then launched into a speech about local government reform, but viewers online were quickly distracted by a shadowy figure that appeared to be lurking behind a frosted shower door. “Who was in the shower? Was it her man? Was she holding someone hostage?” one commentator asked.“I wasn’t listening to a word she was saying, just watching for shadow to yell pass me the soap,” another said.The video was shared by several news outlets in the US, prompting thousands of views and comments. News.com.au has contacted Cr Galer for comment.