Sad news reaches us that Justin Hawkins has checked himself into The Priory after his band The Darkness hit the skids.
The 31-year-old glam-rocker, famed for his high-pitched vocals and outrageous Spandex outfits, was admitted to the clinic in South-West London on Saturday.
The singer, who has confessed to battling bulimia in the past, was driven to The Priory in a blacked-out Range Rover by a pal.
Fears for Justin's health surfaced last week when he pulled out of a festival in Denmark on the orders of his doctor.
A statement posted on the band's website from his GP on Wednesday said: "It is of paramount importance that he [Justin] rests and recuperates over the next two weeks. I have advised him to cancel all work-related activities."
This comes at a time when there are increasing fears that their record label Warners could drop The Darkness following disappointing sales.
Their last album, One Way Ticket To Hell...And Back, failed to make the Top 10 and sank without trace. It featured the controversial track One Way Ticket about a descent into drugs, which opened with the sound of cocaine being snorted.
And their last single, Girlfriend, limped to No.39.
A source said: "Justin's been feeling really low of late and he wanted to go somewhere he could clear his head.
"He's been looking terrible at the moment. His skin's taken on a weird yellowy pallor. The Priory really is the best place for him."
Within the past two months, the clinic has treated stars including Ronnie Wood and Matt Willis.
