After being taken to hospital on Sunday evening it was found that Cheryl was suffering from the condition after being bitten by a mosquito while on her romantic holiday in Tanzania with her (possible) boyfriend Derek Hough.
The Parachute songstress is currently being treated for the disease in London’s Cromwell where she’s expected to stay for the next three days, and it’s thought that while she’s been recuperating boyfriend Derek has been right by her side. A source said:
"He’s mortified by what’s happened and is utterly devastated what she’s going through, not least because it happened on a trip he’d planned. He will always be there for her and his presence has cheered her up no end. It’s the exact tonic she needs to get through this. She really is quite poorly but at least the results came back quickly so the doctors can focus on giving her the right treatment. She had been taking malaria tablets while away on holiday and when she came back again but she still tested positive for the disease."
Meanwhile Simon Cowell has given Cheryl as much time off as she needs from the X Factor as she recovers from her illness…