Celia Walden became the subject of a heated debate between her husband, Piers Morgan, and social media personality HS TikkyTokky. The 23-year-old – real name Harrison Sullivan – was invited onto Uncensored following his appearance in Louis Theroux's new documentary, Inside the Manosphere.

Things immediately took a turn when Harrison flashed a photo of Morgan's wife in a swimsuit, leading the broadcaster to immediately cut the interview short. Novelist and journalist Walden, 50, is no stranger to controversy herself, having previously sparked outrage with the release of her 2011 memoir, Babysitting George, which detailed her time shadowing George Best in the years leading up to his death.

Walden was sent to Malta by her Sunday Newspaper in 2003 to "babysit" the former professional footballer, who was struggling with alcoholism.

However, Gina Devivo, the former mistress of Best, immediately slammed the book, claiming it was largely fiction and the work of someone "with a very good imagination".

"I am most angry for George, because he is not here to defend himself," Devivo said. "It just didn't happen that way. George would be absolutely livid. He only ever spent a few days with Celia and had no rapport with her at all."

"I did tell Celia it was wrong before publication and she told me she would put something in the front of the book saying it had all happened 'to the best of her memory'," she added. "In the end, though, she thanks me for my 'continuing friendship' in the first pages even though she hadn't seen me for eight years."

Devivo claimed that Walden exaggerated how much time she actually spent with the couple and believes she was painted in a bad light.

"The way she has portrayed me is really bad too. I did my best to help George. I would never have in any way encouraged him to drink. It is totally unfair. And it is not fair on my children either. They are grown up now and know what they are reading is not true," she remarked.

In 2011, Walden published a lengthy post about cyclists in London in the Daily Telegraph. In the article, which was published in the same week where a cyclist was killed in London, she described a close call with a female cyclist who "swerved into the middle of my lane without signalling".

The mum-of-one explained how there was "no helmet, of course, and no high-visibility gear". She went on to admit that she "loathes all London cyclists", later adding: "At least she, after a near-death experience with a London bus or the onset of a little light drizzle, will permanently withdraw from the roads."

In a post titled "A reply to Celia Walden: You owe Tom Barrett a profound apology", an author branded her article as "disgusting", claiming she suggested that near-death experiences for cyclists "are a good thing which teach them a lesson".

The author raged: "I wonder what she would tell the father of Jayne Helliwell, 25, who had a more-than-near-death experience with a bus last year (the bus driver was charged with dangerous driving after the crash).

"Reading Celia's article in a week where another London cyclist has been killed by a lorry is not just unsettling. It’s utterly disgusting. Until today, according to my statistics at least seven cyclists have been killed on London roads in 2011.

"Maybe I’m expecting too much from a Telegraph journalist but some research before writing an article might be a nice idea."

The author noted that seven cyclists had been killed in London by that point, all in daylight, which challenges the idea that visibility is a key factor.

The writer also listed specific victims to make the point that these were not careless rides, including RAF commander Tom Barrett, former British boxing champion Gary Mason and academic charity worker Colin Hawkes.

They added: "Celia, I’m really shocked by your degree of callousness. I don’t understand how the editors of the "Daily Telegraph" dare to print such highly cynical stuff.

"In the name of Tom Barrett, Gary Mason and Colin Hawkes (as well as all those other cyclists who have been innocently killed and injured by dodgy drivers in London) I expect a profound apology. Otherwise I would conclude that you just think they just got what they deserved."