Jade goody, the cockney queen of reality TV has launched a bitter tirade at Christina Applegate who chose to announce her double mastectomy at the same time as Goody announced her cervical cancer.

"That mouthy tart stole my publicity", opined Goody 46, "Me and Max Clifford 'ad it all worked aaht. Do it wiv dignity he sed. Got it on telly and everyfing and then Appleton goes and steals my headlines by getting her jubblies cut orf. I'm gonna go one betta and get me a triple mastectomy or sumfink."

Applegate, star of TV and movies claimed not to have heard of Goody and sent her best wishes.

Goody is on her way home, where she is hoping to exploit her misfortune in as many ways as humanly possible.