Ailing Slater's British stage début delayed

Hollywood star Christian Slater has been forced to delay his British stage début as he struggles to overcome a bout of chicken pox.

Wed, 04 Aug, 2004 - 14:31

Hollywood star Christian Slater has been forced to delay his British stage début as he struggles to overcome a bout of chicken pox.

The True Romance hunk, 34, was taken ill on Friday during rehearsals of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest in London after his co-star Felix Dexter was diagnosed with the highly-contagious disease.

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