Sir Elton John has launched a scathing attack on Madonna reigniting their long-standing feud. Elton branded the Material Mum as a “f**king fairground stripper” whose “career is over” and says he is furious that she keeps laying into his BFF, Lady Gaga – who is also godmother to his son Zachary.

Madonna has repeatedly taken swipes at her younger pop rival over her hit 'Born This Way', which has often been compared to the singer’s 1989 single 'Express Yourself', saying recently, "I thought, ‘What a wonderful way to redo my song.’ I mean, I recognised the chord changes. I thought it was... interesting.” But Elton is adamant Madonna no longer has any authority to criticise others because she’s lost credibility as an artist.

He raged, “Why is she such a nightmare? Sorry, her career is over. Her tour has been a disaster and it couldn't happen to a bigger c**t. If Madonna had any common sense she would have made a record like Ray Of Light and stayed away from the dance stuff and just been a great pop singer and make great pop records, which she does brilliantly. But no, she had to go and prove... she looks like a f**king fairground stripper. She's been horrible to Gaga.”

Elton and Madonna have been at each other’s throats for years and even Elton’s long term partner weighed in on the brawl in January slamming Madonna for beating Elton to scoop the Best Original Song award at the Golden Globes. Her tune Masterpiece, from her directorial debut flick W.E., was the surprise choice over Elton’s duet with Lady Gaga, Hello Hello, from the Furnish-produced animation Gnomeo & Juliet.

David immediately took to Twitter to vent his fury, writing: “Madonna. Best song???? F**K off!!!” “Madonna winning Best Original Song truly shows how these awards have nothing to do with merit. “Her acceptance speech was embarrassing in its narcissism. And her criticism of Gaga shows how desperate she really is.”