As expected, Cheryl Cole has hit back at Lily Allen’s, um, hitting back at Cheryl Cole.

After Cheryl called Lily a “chick with a dick” last week, Lily posted an emotional message on her blog saying she felt “fat and ugly” but later, when she had pulled herself together again, launched an attack on Cheryl, focusing on their different ways they pursue their pop careers.

But Cheryl was not prepared to take the comments lying down. She said yesterday: “Yes, I was bitchy about her but I never mentioned her weight. Quite frankly I couldn’t care less if she has a dick or not.”

“I have had enough of her and her big mouth.”

“Over the last few months she has called [Girls Aloud bandmate Nicola Roberts] ugly, which I bit my tongue over. She called [other bandmate Sarah Harding] vile and my husband horrendous, but seems to have conveniently forgotten all of that.”

“I can’t stand people who give it but aren’t prepared to take it back. If that’s the case she should keep her mouth shut instead of feeling sorry for herself.”

“I could go on but I left school a long time ago and have no time for this.”

“I’m currently on a big arena tour with the girls singing live each night. Lily, I could find you a spare ticket if you’d like to come and experience what a live arena tour is like … as that’s the closest you’ll get to it.”