An all-mighty verbal scrap has erupted between two of the transatlantic's most celebrated ladies - and it's over a bloke!

Martha Stewart made dismissive comments about voluptuous celebrity chef Nigella Lawson in a recent interview - so Nigella hit back by suggesting that her US counterpart secretly fancies her husband Charles Saatchi

The American lifestyle guru, who dramatically fell off her pedestal in 2004 when she served time for stock market fraud, called the British beauty "what's her name who married the Saatchi" in a recent interview.

Well, our Nigella, 47, wasn't having any of it and has launched a dignified, be it a little catty, attack on her older (Martha is 64) nemesis.

"I know her, and I suspect she has a soft spot for Charles," she told the Radio Times.

"I'm sorry that even though she's so great and successful she has to disparage someone else. It's not necessary, but everyone has his or her insecurities. You should try to keep them to yourself and behave in a confident way."

What's your comeback Martha?!

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