British TV actor Anthony Andrews is recovering in hospital with a bizarre illness - he's suffering a salt imbalance from drinking "several litres" of water.

Anthony - who starred alongside Jeremy Irons in BRIDESHEAD REVISITED - is resting before resuming his role as HENRY HIGGINS in My Fair Lady in London's West End after his aqua overdose.

His agent PENNY WILSON explains, "It does affect you if you drink too much and perspire without replacing the water in your system.

"He's out of the clinic now and we expect him to be back in the show in the next few days.

"It seems to have been a combination of hot weather, the fact he was drinking so much water and perspiring as well as performing so often."

04/07/2003 17:16