Kelly Osbourne's hectic work schedule leaves little time for the luxuries of mini breaks or holidays, but the one time she has the chance to get away she falls ill.

Speaking exclusively to Closer Magazine, the new face of the Material Girl fashion line explained that she stopped work for a while only to catch flu:

"I hate being ill and when I got an itchy throat last week, I was hoping it was just pollen allergies because the Los Angeles weather's been amazing recently. But it was the flu and I was talking like a man for days!"

The 'Papa Don't Preach' star is one of the new resident judges on a show called 'Fashion Police' and admitted her illness even affected her performance:

I took too much flu medication and felt so loopy, I could even appreciate the fact we had evening filming for 'Fashion Police' instead of a 6am start."

"I really hope I shake it off to enjoy the rest of a rare vacation this week. So far I've been watching TV and playing with the new puppy. I love shows like 'Law and Order' and 'CSI', so I'm having a big catch up."

Watch Kelly Osbourne talk about her new career moves in a recent interview, here: