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Fans have waited 11 years and

put up with

three postponements of the concert, but the American singer Whitney Houston finally returned to the UK stage last night.

But Whitney's comeback gig on British soil

prompt

ed a mixed response from the fans who had

looked forward to

her return for so long, with one concert-goer describing it as "the biggest

shamble

s I've ever experienced".

Although other fans described the 46-year-old diva's performance as "brilliant", many more were

frustrated

by technical hitches such as Whitney's head mic breaking and a 15-minute costume change that drew boos from the

restless

audience.

It seems that the years of drug addiction and her rocky marriage to the singer Bobby Brown have

taken their toll on

the performer.

So while her voice managed to

hold out

, her lack of stamina meant that the show was

constantly

interrupt

ed for her to catch her breath with water breaks and

bantering

with the audience.

"Throughout the show, her breathing was an issue. Two numbers in and Whitney was panting," said Colin Paterson, the BBC entertainment reporter who attended the gig.

The concert had been

put off