Whitney taken to hospital

Whitney Houston was in hospital last night after falling ill during a flight.

The singer was on her way to Paris when she suffered a bout of food poisoning, her publicist said. 'Whitney Houston was taken to a hospital in Paris because of severe vomiting. She was sick on the aircraft,' said Nancy Seltzer.

'She is doing well - Whitney has gastroenteritis.'

The condition is an inflammation of the stomach and the intestines.

Speaking from her office in Los Angeles, Seltzer did not know the source of the food poisoning. Houston, 41, was travelling to Europe with a bodyguard when she fell ill, the spokeswoman said.

When the aircraft landed as scheduled in Paris, she was taken to an undisclosed hospital, where she was being treated in the emergency room.

The name of the airline and the hospital was not disclosed for security reasons.

Seltzer added that the singer had initially not wished to be taken to hospital but her condition worsened.

Houston has been married to former pop singer Bobby Brown since 1992.

He has had a well-publicised battle with drug addiction.