Peter Andre has claimed Nicola McLean, an arch rival of his former wife Katie Price, is the funniest person he's ever met.

In an apparent dig at his ex, Andre revealed he had enjoyed a “hilarious” night out with McLean, his manager Claire Powell and Chantelle Houghton last week.

"It was such a laugh and I have honestly not met anyone who cracks me up more than Nicola,” the singer wrote in his weekly New! magazine column.
 
"She comes out with things that other people are thinking but don't have the guts to say - it's hilarious.”

Andre added that McLean's footballer husband Tommy Williams was unable to join them for dinner, “but I am more than capable of handling the ladies on my own”.

Andre and Price are preparing to spend their first Christmas apart since their divorce was finalised earlier this year.

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