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Dr Who star Matt Smith vomits after heavy weekend at V Festival

A WILD weekend of drinking, dancing and dodgy festival food left Dr Who feeling all spaced-out and sickly.

Matt Smith, who plays TV’s Time Lord, felt the past catching up with him yesterday morning when he went for a crafty(ish) puke after spending Saturday night singing, dancing and, of course, drinking with Daisy Lowe at V Festival.

Must have been something he ate…

Looking green around the gills, the actor suddenly turned and fled towards the toilets – but only made it as far as a burger van before a torrent of vomit erupted from his tortured stomach.

Matt, 28, hid behind a tent for a bit, then emerged and tried to hide his shame by swaggering away confidently. We’ve all been there, Matt. I prescribe painkillers and a bacon sandwich.

The night before Matt, girlfriend Daisy and a group of pals were dancing on tables and singing the hits from Mary Poppins as Alexandra Burke laughed and clapped along until the wee, small hours.

Earlier in the day, the couple had relaxed in a roped-off area at the Kensington Roof Gardens VIP bar – set up especially for the festival – which boasted a little pond and a flock of stuffed flamingos.

There, the couple slurped a few delicious cocktails, courtesy of the always generous Sir Richard Branson.

And while Matt and his model girlfriend Daisy, 22, took the opportunity to enjoy some lip-locking action, celeb pals including Blake Harrison of the Inbetweeners joined them for a natter and a drink.

Thankfully Matt was back on form by yesterday afternoon wandering around the Virgin Media Louder Lounge VIP area and singing The Shoop Shoop Song. He did accidentally queue for the ladies loos though, so maybe still a little groggy.

And he and Daisy were back to the snogging, hopefully after Matt gave his teeth a thorough scrubbing so he was as fresh as a, erm, daisy.

Oh, and in case he hadn’t told Daisy about the ickie sickie: sorry.

Kensington Roof Gardens - News

The Kensington Roof Gardens were originally created in 1936-38 as the apex of department store Derry & Toms and was later taken over by fashion house Biba, whose black and white wallpaper still decorates the staircases. I had been to the Roof Gardens once before, around 15 years ago, but it was at night and all I could remember was the flamingos, lights and the food! As the gardens were revamped last year, under the supervision of the head gardener David Lewis, and featured in the February issue of Gardens Monthly, I was keen to see them. A quick chat to head gardener David revealed that being high up they had few of the usual pests and diseases (but some late night revellers from the adjacent nightclub could damage plants). There are plenty of birds and insects but no predators such as foxes, cats or squirrels. However the unexpected hard winter had taken its toll on some of the new plantings in the Spanish garden. He is aiming to replant some areas choosing bright flower colours in this part of the garden, a touch of the 1950s roses and tulips to reflect the work of designer Ralph Hancock who worked on the gardens. David had the idea of gardening club. Although anyone can visit when there is no function on, signed up members will get access to the 1.5 acres of beautiful themed gardens, six floors up in the heart of Kensington, a quality gardening shirt (as seen here worn by David), a quarterly newsletter containing seasonal expert advice and news, and can enjoy up to 15% discount when dining at the venue’s award-winning Babylon Restaurant on selected weekdays. It costs £25 to join plus £10 at each social.

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