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Simon Cowell tells Susan Boyle to move from childhood home

By
ANTOINETTE KELLY,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Sunday, January 31, 2010, 9:12 AM
Updated Sunday, January 31, 2010, 12:54 PM

 

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Susan, waving to fans
Susan, waving to fans

It’s well known that Susan Boyle lives in her humble childhood home – perhaps too well known. Last week an intruder disturbed Susan, and before Christmas two men were found lurking in her garden. That’s not to mention the woman who stalked her and the “fans” who scare her by peering through her windows.

So a worried Simon Cowell has advised Susan to move out.

"Simon's always offered her 24/7 security but her management haven't taken up the offer,” a friend of hers told News of the World. “Normally it's not the label's responsibility but because of how famous she got so quickly Simon is very caring about Susan."

Susan’s brother Gerry Boyle is also concerned. "Susan wants to stay in her house. We all grew up there but she has to know she can't now,” he told the British paper.

"She's telling everyone she will stay but she has to be made to move. She needs protection.

"She has to realize she is in the world of celebrity and she is too exposed in that house. It's going to be a wrench but she has to move or who knows what will happen.

"She needs some protection and we are very angry that this has been allowed to happen to her. She is distressed."

He added, "The family are looking after her. It's a very unsettling feeling to have someone just walk into your house like that. It's shaken her up."

Since her mother died two years ago, Susan has been living in the house where she grew up, with only her cat, Pebbles, to keep her company.  Susan is known for sticking to her roots. She is also a devout Catholic, worshipping at Our Lady of Lourdes in Blackburn when she has time.

On Friday Susan stated she wants to sing for Pope Benedict XVI when he visits Scotland.

With so much going on, it seems vital for Susan to move house if she is to stay safe and well.
 

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Posted by Temerity on Feb 15, 2010, 04:13 PM EST
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and it is understandable that Susan Boyle likes to stay in an environment with which she is familiar .but bad choice and bad reasoning. Gerry says so and he should know How good she looks in her public appearances is show-business,he knows her and what goes on behind the scenes. Simon Cowell has offered to pay for security for her out of his own pocket (big surprise if it is true) and wonder why her management will not agree to that,as Susan Boyle is very fond of Simon Cowell.I suspect it is a power thing. In anycase if he is going to pay for her security lets hope it be somewhere else not the old family home.Where ever she goes now she is going to need security,but needs more protective secrecy about where she lives and let it be a more homey and comfortable environment that suits her and not a mansion perhaps. I do not agree that Susan Boyle is a good judge of what is best for herself under these circumstances ,as she has never had any experience of what a world celebrity has to deal with.S.C. Has. I would hope she could keep the family home and visit it however it would still need tight security as I can see souvenir hunters stripping it bear.Looking for memorabilia. Lets hope Susan Boyle sees some of that money in her personal bank account soon. I hope she will continue to think it is a dream come true and that every effort will be made on her behalf to prevent it from becoming a nightmare
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Posted by MarthaEllen on Feb 03, 2010, 11:36 AM EST
Well, God Bless Susan for wanting to stay in her family home, and well she should be able to. My goodness! How big is Blackburn, that the local police are unaware of where Susan lives. Not to give her special privilege, but don't the police do drive by's in the neighborhood? Where are the neighbors, that they do not see anything going on? I know in my California neighborhood, if any of us saw something untoward, we would be either checking on it ourselves or calling the police. I am with Susan. She has a perfect right to live in peace in her own home, just as you or I do. JMO. Martha Ellen California, USA
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Posted by AmericanReader on Feb 01, 2010, 10:10 PM EST
Simon and others don't realize that Susan's little house is her touchstone with reality and normality. Susan, will at some point, decide to move on to another place to live, but right now it is where she feel grounded. So, right now, Simon need to make her house secure 24/7 as well as make Susan secure 24/7.
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Posted by polison on Feb 01, 2010, 09:58 PM EST
There is nothing stopping Susan to keep this wee house for sentimental reason but live in a more secured new house. She must also get a better manager.
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Posted by Temerity on Feb 01, 2010, 08:54 PM EST
I do not agree that her brothers are just trying to cash in on her fame in fact I think she needs them to watch her back and that seems to be what they are doing.Well Gerry is anyway.
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Posted by LinLinisme on Feb 01, 2010, 08:49 PM EST
Susan Boyles brothers should shut up. They are trying to "cash in" on her fame. Simon Cowell is great with Susan and Susan Boyle will do whatever is best for herself. Sadly, I do agree that Susan Boyle should move out of her "wee" little house. I know this may be a difficult move for her, but Please Susan take care of yourself and do what is best.
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Posted by Temerity on Feb 01, 2010, 05:41 PM EST
Simon Cowell has shown responsibility in speaking up more than can be said for those who are minding her money,her financial advisers apparently havn't paid her any personal money.Bet they are getting paid alright I'd bet on that !I sincerely believe it is time For Susan to adjust unless she cannot tear herself away from her memories of her dead parents in that case she will have to live in a vertual prison,she has been too exposed to the Internet.OK. I know the majority of her fans are good and love Susan.but all it takes is one.Does anyone want to risk that?In fact the change could be just what she needs.
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Posted by Temerity on Feb 01, 2010, 05:27 PM EST
Well what can I say I have been agitating for this from day one. A few security measures and she will not be fine she needs to get out of there.Fast.
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Posted by LouiseA on Feb 01, 2010, 03:55 PM EST
Susan has to realize being a celebrity means paying more attention to one's security than one would really like. However, continuing to live in her house with all the necessary security measures, as shirleyo suggests, would be like living in a prison. Hopefully, Susan will decide to live somewhere less well known where she will be happy and feel secure.
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Posted by entropydecides on Feb 01, 2010, 10:40 AM EST
Other errors, there was no American stalker. Only two incidents, the fellow peeping in the window did so from the garden and he was the same fellow in house. One juvenile shouldn't force Susan out of her home. Her brothers may be concerned about her safety, but they need to back off. A few security measures, and she'll be fine.
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Posted by Lonnirose on Feb 01, 2010, 10:20 AM EST
I must say I have very mixed feelings about this. Of course I want Susan to be safe, but her happiness is important too and she has every right to live wherever she feels most content. Surely there are safety devices that can be used to protect her, as well as physical security teams. How very contemptible are those who would invade her privacy - they should be punished within the fullest extent of the law. This latest incident is surely a wakeup call, and I am sure her friends and neighbors will be on the alert and will keep an eye on her home when she is away. Their watchfulness and a good security system should keep her safe. Susan is an internatonal treasure loved by millions, and we are all concerned for her.
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Posted by beachline on Feb 01, 2010, 09:49 AM EST
Susan has to do what she wants to do in order to be comfortable. Her meteoric rise to fame put her in the worlds eyes and she probably feels like her home is her refuge from public attention. A wired alarm system sounds good to me. Perhaps if a trusted friend explained such a system to her she might agree to its installation and once again feel secure in familiar surroundings.
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Posted by martyPA on Feb 01, 2010, 12:43 AM EST
Seems we have another example of a copy and paste article from a tabloid, and it doesn't even make any sense. Why would Susan's management turn down security? That's not a decision that a manager would make. The only things that we know for sure is that Susan is VERY happy with her management and intends on staying in her home. I'm sure she was distressed about it when it happened, who wouldn't be, but she made up her mind where she's going to live and people are going to have to live with it.
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Posted by shirleyo on Jan 31, 2010, 07:13 PM EST
I STILL don't understand why Susan's house and yard can't have wired alarm all around, PLUS lights that flood the yard if someone trespasses. An alarm should go direct to police, maybe set off a siren. A siren and lights turned on should scare any trespasser away pronto.
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Posted by JoMichael on Jan 31, 2010, 12:28 PM EST
First of all, Simon has just said HE WOULD PAY FOR SECURITY OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET and has hired a firm out of Edinburgh to give Susan 24/7 security. We don't know all that involves -- physical security (24/7 guard of her home) as well as state of the art system. It doesn't matter what her "management" has or hasn't done. Simon is paying for this personally. In Susan's interview in her home by the Danish interviewer, she said she would not stay there forever, but for now that's what she wants. And with the right security, it's possible. She doesn't need our advice!
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Posted by prettywoman on Jan 31, 2010, 10:22 AM EST
SUSAN BOYLE YOU MUST LISTEN TO SIMON COWELL. YOU MUST NOT VERY STUBBORN THAT IS THE VERY HARD THING FOR YOU YOUR STUBORNNESS. YOU MADE PEOPLE AROUND YOU GET NERVOUS. YOU MUST MOVE BEFORE IT BECOME TOO LATE. WHAT IS EARLY FAME OR WHAT IS BEING TO BE MILLIONNAIRE IF YOU ARE ALWAYS IN DANGER. YOU CAN VISIT YOUR OLD HOUSE AND YOU CAN GO TO CHURCH EVEN IT IS FAR FROM YOUR NEW HOUSE. YOU HAVE MANY MONEY TO BUY NEW CAR AND PAY PEOPLE FOR YOUR OWN GOOD AND PROTECTION. THEIR IS A LOT OF CHURCHES AROUND WHERE YOU WILL HAVE YOUR OWN VISIT ANYTIME. MOVE NOW SUSAN. MOVE NOW. MOVE NOW.MOVE NOW HUNDRED PERCENT MOVE NOW. DO NOT DELAY. I WILL BLAME MYSELF IF YOU WILL NOT MOVE NOW. IF REALLY YOU LOVE YOUR LIFE, CAREER AND FUTURE MOVE NOW, PLEASE. PLEASEEEEEE MOVE NOWWWWW. I AM NOW WORRYING.
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Posted by Maya2009 on Jan 31, 2010, 10:20 AM EST
Last fact check: Gerry Boyle supposedly told the tabloid NOTW that his sister "is distressed." On her official website she says she's fine, and she told STV she was doing well, was calm and was not moving. The next day she did a great performance in Denmark for the Prince and Princess' gala for Haiti, where she smiled and appeared calm and happy - so she doesn't seem too "distressed." Remember, in the same article, the NOTW claims Susan also said she wouldn't move "because Pebbles couldn't handle the move." We know that Pebbles has already moved. Shows what that NOTW article is worth.
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Posted by Maya2009 on Jan 31, 2010, 10:14 AM EST
You also have a typo, fyi, in the first sentence. "Know."
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Posted by Maya2009 on Jan 31, 2010, 09:54 AM EST
Okay... fact checks. 1) Pebbles no longer lives with Susan and probably hasn't since the summer when the paps snapped photos of her being moved. Susan confirmed in a recent Danish interview that Pebbles would continue to live in London since she travels too much to care for her. 2) *SUSAN* did not say she wanted to sing for the Pope. An unnamed source was quoted by the media (something like - Susan would like to sing for the Pope). She's made no comment on it. 3) It is not anyone's choice to hire protection but Susan Boyle. It's her house and her life. No one can make her hire 24 hour security and no one can make her move. In her recent interview in Denmark she praised her management team to the hilt. She obviously loves them and is thrilled with their support and help.
 


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