Winona Ryder rushed to hospital after falling ill on transatlantic flight

The Oscar-nominated actress, 37, was flying from Los Angeles to Heathrow when she suddenly felt sick.

The British Airways flight she was travelling on was given special priority to land quickly and she was treated by medics as the airport before being taken away in an ambulance.

The Beetlejuice star was admitted to Hillingdon Hospital in Uxbridge, west London, before being discharged an hour later.

The actress’ publicist Mara Buxbaum said: ‘She did fall ill on a plane and as a precautionary measure they took her to a hospital.

‘She has already been released from hospital. She was there for an hour. She’s in good health. There’s no drama.’

A spokesman for British Airways said: ‘The captain of BA282, which was travelling from LA to Heathrow, requested a priority landing as a female passenger required medical attention.

‘The passenger was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The plane touched down shortly before noon UK time.’

The spokesman added BA staff had cared for the actress as much as their skills allowed during the flight and one of the passenger service staff accompanied her to hospital.

Ryder will next be seen on screen playing Mr Spock’s human mother Amanda Grayson in the eagerly anticipated Star Trek movie next year.

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