Myleene Klass has hit out at former 10 Years Younger presenter for suggesting that she was hired only as the new presenter on the show because she is young and pretty.

Nicky Hambleton-Jones said that when she heard she had been replaced by Myleene Klass it was like a slap in the face, she explained: “It does seem to me like a classic case of replacing any women over 35, regardless of how suitable she is for the role, with a younger face.”

However Klass told the Sunday Mirror: “Nicky did the job for a long time and I’m sure she was perfectly fine but I’ve never met the woman. Women would do themselves more favours by being kinder to each other instead of buying into the myth that it’s a man’s world. Age has nothing to do with it.”

I have to say that when I first heard about Nicky’s anger I assumed there was a huge difference in age between the two women, however it turns out that Klass is only actually seven years younger. Not really enough of a gap to start crying ageism methinks!