Life's a pain says Blaine

Stomach cramps kept David Blaine awake during his first night of freedom, it emerged yesterday.

The illusionist, who apparently survived on nothing more than water during his 44-day stunt, said medical monitoring also hindered his sleep.

After leaving his plexiglas prison near Tower Bridge on Sunday, Blaine - who lost 4stone during his fast - was taken to a private hospital in East London.

He was given a 'nutritionally complete drink' to start him on the road to recovery.

He has yet to move on to solids amid fears that eating too soon could kill him.

'Mr Blaine's blood test results this morning were satisfactory with tests continuing during this critical phase,' his publicists and the hospital said in a statement.

'Continuous checks are being made on how his body is accepting and coping with this nutritional therapy in order to prevent complications.'

It was not known how long the 30-yearold New Yorker will stay in hospital.

More than 2.5million people tuned in to see him leave his 7ft by 7ft by 3ft box, giving Sky One some of its highest ever viewing figures.