Delta Goodrem Rushed to Hospital

Australian pop sensation Delta Goodrem is in hospital in Ireland with a mystery illness, according to media reports.

Delta's partner, former Westlife singer Brian McFadden, rushed her to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin on Sunday night after she complained of stomach pains, the Irish Independent website reported.

Comment was being sought from Goodrem's family in Australia.

The reports quoted a friend of the singer saying Goodrem had undergone tests but that doctors were still unsure if her abdominal pain was caused by a ruptured appendix.

"They have not operated but are doing a lot of tests," she said.

"It looks like it is more serious than the stomach bug they thought she had on Sunday night."

McFadden cancelled his flight to London on Thursday as he maintained a vigil at Goodrem's bedside.

The 22-year-old former Neighbours star was diagnosed in 2003 with Hodgkin's Disease but later declared she had beaten the cancer.

Goodrem and McFadden spent Christmas with her family in Australia.

But the last two years have not always been easy for the couple, who had to weather criticism from the British press for their relationship, which began after the breakdown of McFadden's marriage to former pop star Kerry Katona.