Todd Carty released from hospital

Todd Carty has been released from hospital after collapsing on stage during a play on Saturday.

The actor, who is best known for his role as Mark Fowler in EastEnders, fell ill as he starred in The Business of Murder at The Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

Carty, 44, was "violently sick" during the performance, prompting theatre staff to bring down the curtain and rush him to hospital.

His agent Derek Webster said an ear infection was behind the collapse, telling the Press Association: "[Todd had] been suffering an infection for a while, his antibiotics ran out. He was kept overnight but released on Sunday. All is well and he is filming a new TV show tomorrow."