Love rat Andy Thomson had turned the couple's living room into a lunchtime love-nest - unaware that Harvey had memorized his pillow-squawk.
Rachel began to get suspicious when the six-year-old African grey started screeching, 'Oh Claire, oh Claire' as she cuddled up to Andy on the sofa.
Then the bird blurted out: "I love you Claire."
Last night shop assistant Rachel said: "There was a girl at Andy's work called Claire.
"I suspected something was going on because parrots only mimic what they hear."
At first Andy claimed Harvey must have picked up the phrase from the TV.
But when Rachel rang insurance worker Andy, 26, at the office she was told he'd nipped out for lunch - with Claire.
Rachel, 25, explains: "I drove home and saw Andy come out with Claire, who kissed him.
"They must have done it on the couch in front of Harvey.
"Andy would have been too scared to go upstairs as he knows I make the bed in a certain way.
"Harvey had told me everything I needed to know."
That night Rachel confronted Andy who admitted to the six- month fling at their Oldham home.
She added: "I told him I'd seen them together. As I said her name, Harvey piped up. 'I love you Claire,'"
Rachel sent Andy packing - and gave Harvey away, because he kept screeching Claire's name.
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