Shirley Bassey has pulled out of the previously reported Nelson Mandela birthday concert which will take place in London this weekend. Bassey is still recovering from that recent operation and doctors have said she isn't fit enough to travel from her home in Monaco to London. A spokesman told reporters yesterday: "On the advice of her surgeon, Dame Shirley Bassey will now not be able to perform as scheduled at the Nelson Mandela 46664 concert. Dame Shirley has been advised not to travel at the present time, so as to aid her continued full recovery following surgery last month. The Dame is hugely disappointed and was looking forward to the show immensely".
As previously reported, it is also unclear whether Amy Winehouse will be able to fulfill her booking for the Mandela event given that she is currently undergoing tests for an illness which may or may not be emphysema.