London, July 12 (IANS) Cheryl Cole has pulled out of a performance at Britain’s upcoming music event – V Festival – after being struck with malaria.

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

Cole’s representative has confirmed she will no longer take part in the two-day V Festival starting Aug 21-22, reports contactmusic.com.

‘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,’ said the representative.

She has also pulled out of the ‘boot camp’ auditions of Britain’s ‘The X Factor’, which were due to begin on July 22.