Breast cancer is a terrifying disease at the best of times, so when you’re a woman famour – in part – for the way you look, the way you move and – not to be too flippant – your womanly curves – it must suck even bigger.

So a big thumbs up to brave Christina Applegate, 36, who has burst forth onto the TV circuit and spoken eloquently and honestly about her double mastectomy and upcoming breast reconstruction surgery.

That Dirrty bird from across the pond, Christina Aguilera, has told how having a baby has given her blooming boobs.

The singer’s cup size has increased to a fulsome E, after giving birth to baby boy Max Liron four months ago.

She has managed to lose over 3st of the 4st she gained whilst pregnant, but her breasts have continued to grow due to the fact that she is breastfeeding.

Pictures have emerged this weekend of Katie Price, aka Jordan, which show the damage that she has inflicted on her boobs after numerous operations.

Jordan, 29, has undergone four breast enlargement and reduction operations in the past ten years. This surgery, combined with giving birth to her three kids, has left her with misshapen, lumpy and scarred knockers.

However, Jordan, who is always on the quest for the body beautiful, has revealed she has booked herself in for yet another boob op later in the summer.

Shergar is still missing (presumed glue) and the common cold is still common, but one mystery is over-riding them all: the blossoming, boobilicious British bust.

Over the last decade, the average bra size of the British woman has climbed from a dainty 34B to a more unruly 36C.