Marianne Faithfull has been discharged from hospital and given the all clear after contracting coronavirus.
The 73-year-old was admitted into a London hospital on April 1 and spent 22 days being treated for COVID-19.
On Wednesday evening Marianne's official Twitter account shared a statement to let her fans know she had left hospital.
The update revealed that the musician is set to rest up in the capital after battling the deadly illness and that she is "grateful" to the NHS staff who "saved her life."
The first tweet read: "We are really happy to say that Marianne has been discharged from hospital today, 22 days after being admitted suffering from the symptoms of Covid-19.
"She will continue to recuperate in London."
The following message added: "Marianne thanks you all for your kind messages of concern which have meant a great deal through what is a such a difficult time for so many.
"She is also very grateful to all the NHS staff who cared for her at the hospital and, without doubt, saved her life."
At the start if April Marianne's manager Francois Ravard updated fans on her condition and said she was "stable and responding to treatment" in a statement.
Her management's statement read: “Marianne Faithfull’s manager Francois Ravard has confirmed that Marianne is being treated for COVID-19 in hospital in London.
“She is stable and responding to treatment. We all wish her well and a full and speedy recovery.”
Her long-time friend Penny Arcade also shared further details on the singer's battle.
Penny explained she had been in touch with Marianne's ex-husband John Dunbar who gave a heartbreaking update on his ex-wife.
John was reported to have said Marianne could "barely speak" and wasn't allowed any visitors.
She wrote on Facebook : "Marianne Faithfull is in hospital in London having tested positive for Covid 19. She went in this past tuesday.
"Please pray for her ! She has withstood and survived so much in her life - including being Marianne Faithful, that to be taken down by a virus would be such a tragedy.
"I spoke to her last week and she was hiding out from the virus but she has caregivers and someone brought in to her.
"I wrote to her much loved ex husband John Dunbar....He said, 'So far so good. But also that she can barely speak and no visitors'."
The British icon rose to fame in the 1960s with her hit single As Tears Go By.
Her singing career sky-rocketed after she attended a Rolling Stones party where she was unearthed by Andrew Loog Oldham in 1964.
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