Cheryl Cole gave a clear indication she's well on the road to recovery as she was pictured yesterday for the first time since contracting malaria. Wearing not a scrap of make-up with her hair hanging loose, the 27-year-old smiled at photographers as she picked up a coffee from her local Starbucks in Surrey.

Wearing jeans, an off-the-shoulder white jumper and lace vest, the fresh-faced singer looked thrilled to be out in the fresh air again following nearly a month in bed. Looking noticeably fuller in the face and a healthier size compared to her increasingly skinny frame in recent months, it appeared Mrs Cole has been enjoying home-cooked meals from her mother Joan Callaghan, who has been assisting her daughter's recovery.

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We accept Cheryl did not fly to France, no such texts were sent and she denies saying she was scared of life as a single girl as we reported on March 1. We are happy to set the record straight and apologise to Cheryl.

Cheryl Cole will be sent home from hospital today as she recovers from malaria, Simon Cowell revealed. The Girls Aloud singer, diagnosed 11 days ago, has been told by her medical team at a private London clinic she is OK to leave. Simon said of his fellow X Factor judge: "She will be out within the next day."

Order your copy of the Daily Mirror for £3.15 and get the new Prince album 20TEN for Free. Order yours here Speaking at the launch of former-model Katie Piper's campaign for a specialist burns clinic, Simon said "Cheryl's doing much better. She is keen to get back to work but I just want to make sure she doesn't rush back."

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From the French 'mal' meaning sick and from the Italian 'aria' meaning tune. Cheryl Cole was always vulnerable. You have to feel sorry for Cheryl.

Marriage to Ashley couldn't have been a bed of spew and now she's shacked up with a suspiciously effeminate dancer called Derek.

But it's for her bout of malaria that Cheryl really deserves our sympathy. Mosquitos are responsible for spreading the disease and I have mixed feelings about those blood-sucking varmints.

I agree with those who say they were invented only so we would think better of flies, but always enjoyed using them as an example to those old girlfriends who said I was too small to be effective in the bedroom.

Cheryl, who was attached to a drip for three days until he flew back to America, is evens with Hills to pull out of X-Factor 2010 and 100-1 to get back with Ashley before the end of the year.

Hills make her former hubby, wanted by Real Madrid, a 2-5 chance to be still playing in the Premier League on the first day of next season and 7-4 to be elsewhere.

Cheryl Cole's doctors have apparently ordered her to take up yoga and pilates to help get over her malaria.

Cole has reportedly been told to chill out and to sort out her eating habits so that she can make a speedy recovery. It is thought it will take the star about six weeks to shake off the illness. She has been ordered not to work until September.

British singer Cheryl Cole has pulled out of a performance at the U.K.'s upcoming V Festival as she continues to battle malaria.

Doctors have advised the Girls Aloud star to rest as she fights the mosquito-borne illness, which has reportedly left her jaundiced and unable to speak.

Cole's rep has confirmed the star is making "good progress" in her recovery but she will no longer take part in England's V Festival on August 21 and 22. She's also axed further filming in her role as a judge during 'boot camp' auditions in Simon Cowell's U.K. talent show "The X Factor", which were due to begin on July 22.

Her spokesperson tells Britain's Daily Mail, "Cheryl Cole is making good progress but following medical advice she will not be able to take part in X Factor's boot camp stage or perform at V Festival."

The news comes after reports suggested Cole was "hours from death" before she was admitted to University College London Hospital (UCLH) and diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease last weekend. Cole has since been moved from the hospital's intensive care unit into a private clinic.

Cheryl Cole has left intensive care and been transferred to a private clinic. The British singer was rushed to University College London Hospital on Sunday and spent several days in intensive care after contracting malaria during her recent holiday to Tanzania.

She has now been discharged from the facility and taken to a private treatment centre, where she will complete her recovery from the potentially fatal illness. "Cheryl Cole today came out of intensive care and has left UCLH," a statement from Cheryl's representative read.

"She has now been transferred to a private clinic where she will remain for her recovery." Earlier today, it was reported Cheryl was suffering from fluid on her lungs, and would not be back to full health for up to six months. Cheryl is thought to have contracted malaria, which is spread by mosquitoes, during a trip to Africa with her dancer friend Derek Hough last month.

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The singer, who is being treated in intensive care after being diagnosed with malaria, is not improving. A source said:

"She has got fluid on the lungs. She's not good, no. She's still in intensive care so it doesn't look like she'll be out of hospital for a while yet."

A hospital visitor told the newspaper: "I've seen Cheryl's mum and Derek [Hough] in there." "They stayed overnight last night. I overheard Derek on his phone saying she's got fluid on her lungs."

Cheryl Cole’s mother Joan is staying by her daughter’s beside as the TV presenter remains in hospital being treated for malaria, according to reports.

Cole has spent her third night in hospital and reportedly may not be able to return to her X Factor duties for several weeks.

She will not be appearing at this weekend’s Manchester auditions for the hit show due to her illnessPosted on the X Factor’s official Twitter page was a statement that read:

“The X Factor Manchester auditions will go ahead as scheduled, but Cheryl is unfortunately not able to attend. Get well soon Cheryl! x.'

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Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole has been diagnosed with malaria following a holiday in Tanzania with rumoured boyfriend Derek Hough. The Fight for This Love hitmaker collapsed at a photo shoot in north London Saturday.

"She had been taking malaria tablets regularly while on holiday and continued to take them even after she returned, but she still tested positive for it," said a source.

Derek Hough rushed to Cole's bedside as soon as he heard the news. "He's mortified by what happened and is utterly devastated at what she's going through. It's such a shame as she had such a lovely holiday with Derek and has such ovely memories of it," the source added.