[Arneldo]

Chenai Zinyuku has had to cancel a performance after her drink was laced with a date rape drug when she visited a nightclub.

The X Factor star went out with a group of female friends in Leeds on Saturday night after performing at the Cardiff Mardi Gras earlier in the day, but her evening was cut short when she suddenly fell ill.

A friend of the singer recalled: "We were all shocked to see a sudden change in Chenai's persona. One moment she was enjoying the night and the next she was shaking and her skin appeared to turn a different colour. Soon after she was put into a cab by friends and taken back home. Chenai's not a drinker, especially not the night before a big performance so we knew it must have been something serious."

After spending the night in bed shaking and vomiting, she spent the day being comforted by friends and family and eventually decided to visit a NHS Medical Centre for a check-up. The star also plans to speak to police once she has recovered.

Her spokesperson commented: "Chenai is at the moment recovering from a rather nasty ordeal inflicted upon her. We hope over time she will piece together the jigsaw that lays unanswered at present and work out where she became the victim to this nasty trend that is making clubbing unsafe around the UK."


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