Cheryl Tweedy Down With Malaria

The English singer Cheryl Tweedy is down with malaria and is said to miss the start of reality TV show for the'X Factor". She will not appear in the 'X Factor" till the day of the finale which is to happen in October.

Cheryl also said that she will not perform at the V Festival in August as she has postponed her plans to finish her new album by Christmas.

The 27-year-old Brit singer got ill during a holiday in Tanzania and now she is undergoing her treatment at a private clinic.

“She is still taking oxygen and is very frail. She is on a drip and sleeping a lot," says a close friend.

“She will not be able to take part in X Factor''s boot-camp stage or perform at V," said Cheryl"s spokesman.