Mariah Carey displayed her divadom and left a BBC radio DJ shamefaced after hanging up during a telephone interview because the jock underestimated her sales figures.

Radio 1 DJ Reggie Yates was interviewing Mariah on Sunday night’s Chart Show, when he claimed she had sold 80 million albums; Mariah’s has actually sold closer to 160 million albums worldwide.

“You’ve sold over 80 million albums worldwide…” But before he could finish, the We Belong Together hitmaker interrupted him and asked, “Is that the right quote?” She then hung up the phone.

Yates said: “I think she took that as an insult. That is how the conversation ended with me and Mariah! She took 80 million albums as an insult. She is mad cool.”