Mariska Hargitay hospitalised

Law & Order: SVU‘s Mariska Hargitay was taken to hospital in New York after suffering chest pains this week.

This is the third time Hargitay has been hospitalised since December. The previous two times were for a collapsed lung.

“Mariska Hargitay went to the hospital this morning after experiencing some discomfort relating to her earlier lung condition,” a spokesperson said.

“She is undergoing routine tests and expects to be feeling better soon.”

According to reports, the actress was working on the set of her show all day yesterday and waited until filming was complete before being taken to the hospital. The show writer frantically rewrote the script to give her lines to Ice-T who plays Detective Fin Tutoalo.

The 45-year-old was briefly sidelined in January after suffering pneumothorax, or a partially collapsed lung, while the show was on its holiday hiatus. Production was temporarily postponed, and Hargitay bowed out of planned appearances at both the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards as a result.

She returned to the set after two weeks, though no cause was ever given for the condition.

Production on the show is not expected to be affected while Hargitay recovers.

Source: E!, TMZ