Lily Allen posts hospital bed 'selfie' after contracting a vomiting bug

Singer Lily Allen posted this picture of herself in a hospital bed. Credit: Instagram/lilyallen

Lily Allen is recovering in hospital from a vomiting bug after falling ill while she waited to appear on a TV chat show.

The singer assured fans she was "fine" on Twitter, but went on to say she was still feeling sick and undergoing tests:

Allen, who has made a comeback with her third album Sheezus, started feeling unwell as she was getting ready to appear on Channel 4's Chatty Man hosted by Alan Carr.

The singer posted a "selfie" on her Instagram account from her hospital bed, which showed a drip tube attached to her arm.

She later wrote on Twitter: