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Susan Boyle: ‘I can turn my disability now into ability’

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ANTOINETTE KELLY
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IrishCentral.com Staff Writer
Published Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9:19 AM
Updated Saturday, November 7, 2009, 11:05 AM
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Susan Boyle is determined to overcome the challenges of fame
Susan Boyle is determined to overcome the challenges of fame

Susan Boyle: now one of the most famous names in pop culture.

The Scottish singing sensation gave her first extensive interview to Britain’s Daily Mail, revealing the details of her breakdown, and how she’s determined it won’t happen again.

Boyle became an overnight star after her audition for “Britain’s Got Talent,” in which she sung a moving rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” from “Les Mis,” was aired.

The songstress skyrocketed to fame, and became the world’s Cinderella story. But she ended up falling short of the “BGT” win, placing second, and ended up checking herself into London’s Priory, a mental health clinic, shortly afterwards.

Boyle has now opened up about her journey – from stardom, to her breakdown, to her rise back up to the top, which has seen her take the top spot on Amazon in pre-sales for her highly anticipated upcoming album, “I Dreamed a Dream.” The singer says despite her shortcomings, which include her mild learning disability, she will continue her rise to the top.

“This is the last time I will mention the Priory,” Boyle told the Mail, and launched into the details of her experience of overnight worldwide fame.

“Everything had built up and I was exhausted. You have to understand, my life ceased to be normal when ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ went live,” she said.

“There were a lot of press people outside my door, a lot of television people, a lot of people who wanted a piece of me. I thought ‘God, what’s happening here. I’m a reasonable singer, but I never expected that.’”

The notoriety was exciting for the single Scottish woman, but it turned ugly quickly.

“It got to the stage where I couldn’t even go outside because the media – American television crews too – surrounded the house.

“I had to draw my blinds, and even after that they started hammering on my door. I didn’t have any security then – it was just me and one of the ‘BGT’ production team, who had been sent up to stay nearby for me. I was quite frightened. I felt very vulnerable, because I was living on my own.

“There were phone calls 24 hours a day. They kept me awake for three weeks, until I changed my number. It was just constant. I don’t know anybody else from a talent show who got that.

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Posted by Puck101 on Dec 01, 2009, 01:46 PM EST
It's only people of very little imagination who couldn't surmise that a lot of the problem was emotional stress. The stress of being new to to the game was only part of it. It's known that not sleeping for extended periods of time, can cause extremely erratic, and in SOME cases even psychotic behavior in people. Never mind the poor diet and and other obvious stressful factors. This has never happened to an American Idol contestant.
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Posted by Loyalkaren on Nov 11, 2009, 04:20 PM EST
I think that Susan Boyle should hold her head high. She is amazing and gracious. What disability? She is amazing and gets stronger every day!!!!
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Posted by carol0911 on Nov 10, 2009, 05:30 PM EST
Susan's honesty shines through in her music. That is part of her appeal I think. Thank you for reporting on this insightful interview. In today's world of glitz and pretense, Susan is a breath of fresh air. Of course, she wanted to "freshen herself up" as she says.......after all the cruel and demeaning jokes and articles about her looks. But whether dressed in sequins or sweats, her voice soars and touches our very souls. Her journey has just begun..........it will be exciting to see where it leads her next.
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Posted by dublingausafan on Nov 09, 2009, 04:09 PM EST
susan seems to have a good understanding of her life past and now-she is very intelligent and has a gift of insightfulness.
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Posted by SherryM on Nov 07, 2009, 12:25 PM EST
Great articles from you today about Susan's latest interview, which is the best ever. It gives us great insight into her life. There are some very poignant events which she recounts. I couldn't hold back the tears.
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Posted by kathleenC on Nov 07, 2009, 10:17 AM EST
Susan 's interview shows that she is in command of the situation and well able to get on with her career. The rest of the interview tells of her physical changes. Her humility in revealing these snippets show that nothing of her basic personality has changed. Pride is far from Susan's mind, and her willingness to expose her shortcomings denote the loving, lovable person we have all come to know. God bless her!


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