Toronto, July 19 - Singer Cheryl Cole has lost a lot of weight following her battle with malaria.

According to the sources, her weight plummeted by seven pounds during the ordeal, taking the already skinny star down to a worrying 98 pounds, reports torontosun.com.

'Cheryl is far too thin. She was seven-and-a-half stone to eight stone (105 pounds/47.6 kg) before but she doesn't have any meat on her now. Her hip bones literally stick out. She won't be dancing for some time. Her routines were exhausting,' said a source.

'Cheryl understands that she now has to follow medical advice. Her ridiculously busy work routine is off so there's time for her to focus on getting healthy and putting the weight back on,' the source added.

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