Stefani: 'I didn't copy Madonna'

Gwen Stefani has laughed off Madonna's claims she copied her style from the Material Girl - insisting everyone from her generation was influenced by the pop superstar.

Madonna took a cheeky swipe at the former No Doubt singer last weekend, saying: "She ripped me off. We work with a lot of the same people. She married a Brit, she's got long hair and she likes fashion."

But Stefani insists Madonna iconic status means she influenced a whole generation of girls.

She says: "Some people say that I copy her. But show me one girl my age who was not influenced by her."