'X Factor' judge Cheryl Cole has reportedly been hospitalised after being diagnosed with malaria.
According to The Sun, the 27-year-old singer was originally thought to be suffering from exhaustion or a bad bout of gastroenteritis after she collapsed during a photoshoot at the weekend.
However, it is now believed that she caught malaria during a recent holiday in Africa with her friend Derek Hough.
A source said: "She told doctors she'd had stomach pains since her return from Tanzania."
"On Sunday evening her condition deteriorated so rapidly she knew it was something serious."
"She'd spent 48 hours in bed trying to sleep off what she thought was a stomach bug. She was extremely weak, sweating and drifting in and out of consciousness."
"She was driven to hospital where tests showed malaria. Everyone is really concerned. She is very ill."
