Lily hits back over Tweedy jibe

Lily Allen has blamed Girls Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy for sending her into a spiral of depression over her looks.

The 22-year-old singer posted a tearful confession on her Myspace page complaining she felt “fat and ugly” and saying she was considering plastic surgery.

Now Allen has revealed it was brought on by reading hurtful comments in which Tweedy branded her a “chick with a d***”.

In her latest post, Allen said Tweedy’s jibe – coupled with the constant comparisons to supermodel Kate Moss as they launched rival fashion ranges - which pushed her over the edge.

And she hit back with a furious rant at Tweedy.

She wrote: “Hi guys, I’m sorry if I worried anyone with the blog I wrote yesterday. I was feeling pretty sorry for myself. I’ve been reading all your comments and they have made me realise there is more to life than being thin! So thank you.

“I think I was just having a hard time last week after reading Cheryl Tweedy’s comments branding me a ’chick with a d***’.

“I was feeling pretty low and as well as that, some of you might know I launched my clothing line for New Look last Tuesday, and seeing my picture in so many newspapers next to Kate Moss’s made me feel grotesque momentarily.

“I know it’s a silly way to feel and I am incredibly proud of myself and my achievements over the past year. There are so many good things about my life. I really am incredibly lucky. I guess it shows how much of an effect the media can have on us young ladies.”

And in a blast at Tweedy, who is married to Chelsea star Ashley Cole, she wrote: “I know I’ve said bad things about people in the past, though the majority of them have been blown way out of proportion, but this I mean.

“Cheryl, if you’re reading this, I may not be as pretty as you but at least I write and SING my own songs without the aid of autotune. I must say taking your clothes off, doing sexy dancing and marrying a rich footballer must be very gratifying, your mother must be so proud, stupid bitch.”

Tweedy made her comments during an appearance on Gordon Ramsay’s Channel 4 show The F Word.

Fans bombarded Allen's site with messages of support after her first posting, written from a hotel room in the US, in which she said: ``I used to pride myself on being strong-minded and not being some stupid girl obsessed with the way I look.

“I felt like it didn’t matter if I was a bit chubby ’cause I’m not a model, I’m a singer.

“I’m afraid I am not strong and have fallen victim to the evil machine. I write to you in a sea of tears from my hotel bed in Seattle. I have spent the past hour researching gastric bypass surgery and laser liposuction.”

She titled her blog “fat, ugly and sh**er than Winehouse”.

In her latest message, she explains the reference to fellow singer Amy Winehouse.

“As for the Amy Winehouse bit, someone sent me a link to a picture blog where there were some paparazzi shots of my brother and I, and there were hundreds of comments from mean, sad people saying I was a fat, ugly bitch and how much better Amy is than I,” she said.

“Usually I ignore these things, but in my heightened emotional state I let them get the better of me.

“My mum has come out here to keep me company and I feel much better now. I shan’t be getting any surgery, instead I will be eating lots of bread and pasta and thinking about what to write about for the next album.

“I really am touched and was quite surprised at the reaction the blog received and it definitely has restored my faith in humanity.”