madonnaMadonna is reportedly taking a break from rehearsals for her forthcoming tour after doctors concluded she was both anaemic and depressed.

The singer is now said to be staying in the Hamptons with close friend Gwyneth Paltrow after she was found to be anaemic and suffering from a painful knee injury. She is also said to be depressed following allegations about the state of her marriage to Guy Ritchie, that she was involved with baseball star Alex Rodriguez and claims & stories that will come to light in her brother Christopher Ciccone’s new tell-all book.

An inside source revealed: “Madonna is doing less than OK. She has been rehearsing for the tour and she is totally miserable.

“She’s down physically and mentally. The situation with Guy is very, very tense. The way the press are going crazy with the A-Rod story, her brother’s book and her physical exhaustion are all taking their toll.

“Family tension with her father and two of her other siblings has also been awkward. She feels nobody has taken her side.

“One of her closest pals says she has never seen Madonna so low. She has been feeling low and looking really gaunt.”

As well as the break this week, the star has been told to “go soft on work and rehearsals”: “she will now take one proper day off every week and go easy in the mornings.

“She has a blood analysis done every few days - including one during last Friday’s rehearsal in front of everyone.”

The remaining rehearsals will be overseen by a medical doctor, physiotherapist and a chiropractor, before tour, dubbed the Sticky & Sweet tour, kicks off in the UK next month.