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Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle demands Barry’s Tea at her Las Vegas residency - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:06:14 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Susan Boyle, the singer who shot to worldwide fame after appearing on ‘Britain’s Got Talent,’ is gearing up for a Las Vegas residency and is only demanding one thing in her dressing room - Barry’s Tea!

Susan Boyle to make film debut in ‘The Christmas Candle’ (IrishCentral)

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:09:49 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Susan Boyle, the breakout star from 2009’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ program, is set to make her movie debut in the upcoming ‘The Christmas Candle.’

"I Dreamed a Dream" singer Susan Boyle spends over $100 a week having her toenails decorated (IrishCentral)

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:16:39 PST

'I Dreamed a Dream' star Susan BoyleThe 'I Dreamed a Dream' star - worth a reported $34 million (£22 million) - has pedicures with up to 500 Swarovski crystals, at a salon near her home in West Lothian, ScotlandAlthough the star has sold over 17 million albums worldwide, and been able to buy a huge £300,000 property, she still prefers to live in the small council house she grew up in and shared with her mother, Bridget, who died five years agoNow she is rich Susan, 51, has also admitted to spending money on fancy scents - of which she has 37 different bottles - and good foodShe said: "I like perfume READ MORE

'Britain's Got Talent' star Susan Boyle is on the look-out for a man (IrishCentral)

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 07:01:03 PST

Susan BoyleThe 'I Dreamed A Dream' singer - who famously claimed she'd never been kissed - is keen to find a boyfriend so has been begging her friends to set her up on datesA source said: "Susan had hoped her fame would bring her luck in finding a boyfriend, but sadly, that hasn't been the case"Her ideal man would be a Donny Osmond type - someone who is well-groomed, tanned and dresses classically It's also important to her that he has a strong love of family and moral fortitude READ MORE

Anne Hathaway thinks "I Dreamed A Dream" star Susan Boyle is "adorable" (IrishCentral)

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:31:05 PST

Hathaway as FantineThe 'Les Miserables' actress sang the iconic song 'I Dreamed A Dream' for her role as prostitute Fatine in the epic feature and admits that during her "low days" she would watch the clip of Susan auditioning for TV show 'Britain's Got Talent' singing the same song to help raise her spiritsShe revealed: "I think [Susan Boyle is] wonderful and adorable I used to watch that clip [of her auditioning] when I was having a low day"The brunette beauty also loves music mogul and 'Britain's Got Talent' judge Simon Cowell's reaction to Susan, who took the nation by storm with her incredible voice, and Anne enjoys thinking of what his plans for her may have been READ MORE

Susan Boyle's life is to be turned into a Hollywood blockbuster (IrishCentral)

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:31:28 PST

Susan BoyleThe 'I Dreamed A Dream' singer - who shot to fame when she auditioned for UK TV show 'Britain's Got Talent' in 2009 - has just signed a huge deal to see her story made into a movie, with filming beginning next yearAnd Susan, 51, has already decided who she wants to play her manager - Hollywood heartthrob George ClooneyShe said: "It's wishful thinking But it's Hollywood READ MORE

Susan Boyle sleeps with Donny Osmond every night (IrishCentral)

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 07:00:47 PST

Susan BoyleThe 'I Dreamed A Dream' singer has had a huge crush on the 70s heartthrob most of her life and tucks up to him whenever she goes to sleep as she has a blanket with his face onSusan - who recently performed alongside Donny at a show in Las Vegas - said: "I have a blanket with Donny's face on it And yes, I sleep underneath it at night We presented Donny with a blanket with my face on it, too READ MORE

'Britain's Got Talent' star Susan Boyle once had a secret lover (IrishCentral)

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:15:44 PDT

Susan BoyleThe 51-year-old singer - who famously claimed she had never been kissed when she first appeared on talent show 'Britain's Got Talent' - has admitted she did have a relationship with a man but things ended badly between them, leaving her very upsetSpeaking about ABBA's song 'The Winner Takes It All', which she has recorded for her new album 'Standing Ovation', she said: "It reminds me of a relationship I once had and this made me tearful when I had to sing it"Last year, Susan - who was catapulted into the limelight in 2009 after appearing on 'Britain's Got Talent' - revealed she was desperate to find a boyfriend as she would someone to share her life withShe said: "I'm on my own quite a lot and that special person hasn't come along yet READ MORE

Christopher Maloney could be the next Susan Boyle at this year’s UK ‘X Factor’ - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:02:20 PDT

"X Factor" UK star Christopher Maloney This season of the UK ‘X Factor’ has gained an impressive frontrunner - 34 year old Christopher Maloney, a shy Liverpool native with Irish roots who is a customer service advisorMaloney claimed the hearts of the audience when he appeared on stage so shaky that he could barely hold his microphone"Are you shaking?" judge Tulisa Contostavlos asked, to which Maloney responded, "I'm really really nervous, yeah”Maloney explained that he had downloaded the application for ‘X Factor’ four times in the past, filled it out, only to rip it up once it was in the envelope READ MORE

Susan Boyle awarded honorary doctorate for her creativity (IrishCentral)

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 05:30:36 PDT

Susan Boyle is to be given an honorary doctorate for her contribution to the creative industriesThe 'Britain's Got Talent' reject will be honoured by Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University where she studied for a certificate in caringThe degree is for work in society at large, which the university says reflects its commitment to the communities it servesSusan achieved international fame with her television debut in 2009 when she sang 'I Dreamed A Dream' from the musical 'Les Miserables' READ MORE

Susan Boyle had an emotional breakdown at a motorway services area (IrishCentral)

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:45:10 PDT

Susan BoyleThe 'Britain's Got Talent' reject began screaming and weeping in front of shocked families following a performance of 'I Dreamed A Dream' that starred her in Manchester, EnglandThe classical singer was "very distressed and agitated" as her busy schedule took its toll according to reportsThe 51-year-old - who has mild learning difficulties - is said to have unleashed a "torrent of abuse" at Knutsford Services in CheshireApparently she needed calming down by a helper and some onlookers filmed the event on their mobile phones READ MORE

Susan Boyle “on edge” after encounter with crazed super-fan - Obsessed fan chases Boyle up four flights of stairs (IrishCentral)

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:45:09 PDT

Singing sensation Susan BoyleSusan Boyle, who rose to fame with her superb singing on the 2009 ‘X Factor,’ has had yet another creepy encounter with an obsessive fan Boyle was reportedly chased up four flights of stairs by a fan demanding an autograph following a performance in LiverpoolThe Belfast Telegraph reports that Boyle returned to Hope Street Hotel in Liverpool, North England, after her performance with the cast of the ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ musical"Some fans waited for her in the lift but Susan decided to take the stairs," said a source to The Belfast Telegraph READ MORE

Susan Boyle was left "terrified" after being chased up four flights of stairs by an over-zealous fan (IrishCentral)

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:15:11 PDT

The 51-year-old singer was on the way back to her fourth-floor suite after performing in her musical ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ in Liverpool, when she spotted a group of fans by the lift and decided to take the stairs to avoid them – only to then be chased by a crazed male fanA source said: “Some fans waited for her in the lift but Susan spotted them and took the stairs Her room was on the fourth floor so it was a fair walk"This man realized she was taking the stairs so he followed her READ MORE

‘I Dreamed A Dream: the Susan Boyle Musical’ a huge hit all over Britain and Ireland- VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:53:09 PDT

By: ANNE BYRNE

Myself, my sister and a friend found ourselves at the world premiere of I Dreamed A Dream, The Susan Boyle Musical, on 23 March 2012 at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne. It was actually Preview night, the official opening night being 27 March. It was unexpected as we didn’t realise the nationwide UK tour that follows actually started in Newcastle.

Susan Boyle didn't think she "deserved" her success (IrishCentral)

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:45:14 PDT

Susan BoyleThe 50-year-old became an overnight sensation after auditioning for TV contest 'Britain's Got Talent' in 2009 and admits she didn't expect her fame to last very longShe said:" Because I'd risen so quickly, I was frightened I was going to sink quickly too"At the same time, I felt I didn't really deserve all the success I'd had Although I still worry about that, I'm getting more relaxed now READ MORE

Susan Boyle shines in Dublin (IrishCentral)

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:41:00 PDT

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Susan Boyle, the middle-aged, learning disabled Scottish singing sensation who wowed the world a few years ago on the show Britain’s Got Talent, was in Ireland last Friday for an interview on The Late Late Show, and she showed what a true sweetheart she is!

Susan Boyle wants to marry Simon Cowell (IrishCentral)

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:45:21 PST

Susan BoyleThe Scottish singer was discovered by the music mogul on his TV talent search show 'Britain's Got Talent' and the singleton joked she would love to tie the knot with the famous bachelor because she knows he would look after herIn an interview with The Sun newspaper, she revealed: "I'm happier now I'm not so lonely I was lonely before I was missing the people close to me READ MORE

Singing sensation Susan Boyle shows her Irish roots - travels to Ireland and has a passion for Guinness (IrishCentral)

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:00:21 PST

Susan BoyleYou can take the girl out of Donegal but - she'll always return So it has proved with singing sensation Susan Boyle Although raised in Scotland, her parents both hail from this scenic part of Ireland, and Susan herself still clearly has a soft spot for itThe weekend, Subo, who has been keeping a low profile of late, was spotted at the bar of the Halfway House in the tiny village of Burnfoot, County Donegal – where she ordered Guinness and a hearty sandwich READ MORE

Susan Boyle says she has ‘laid her demons to rest’ (IrishCentral)

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:17:48 PST

By: DARA KELLY

Susan Boyle has finally conquered her demons, she says, revealing that she now feels "accepted" and is able to enjoy her fame and success.

Susan Boyle 'Dreamed a Dream,' but said a prayer (IrishCentral)

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:45:03 PST

Published Sunday, December 13, 2009, 12:19 AMMy friends, I admit it I may be the last Susan Boyle fan in the world to have just gotten a copy of her wonderful new album, "I Dreamed a Dream" It's a wonderful early Christmas present from an always-kind and considerate benefactor to our mission center Although her performance is beautiful throughout, I noticed something I had not caught before in my favorite — the CD's signature song from "Les Miserables READ MORE