London, Jan 5: A fancy dress shop owner has accused reality TV star Jade Goody of not returning a Marilyn Monroe-style frock she hired over two-and-a-half years ago.

The former Big Brother star, currently struggling from cervical cancer, reportedly hired the white dress back in April 2006, along with an Indiana Jones outfit for boyfriend Jack Tweed for 20 pounds.

Kathy Coombes, owner of Aladdin's Party Centre, in Rayleigh, Essex, said that Goody told her the costume was `at the bottom of my wardrobe' but still never returned it.

"I reported it to the police and urged them to take action against Jade. But they said it was a civil matter," the Mirror quoted Kathy, as saying.

However, after hearing about Goody's cancer battle, Kathy offered to waive the 2,000 pound bill, saying: "I feel really sorry for her - it would just be nice to get the dress back!"

A rep for Goody said: "She is mystified by this. She was convinced the dress was returned. She'll look into it." (ANI)