Well the big lady sung and now it's over!!

Best act won I reckon

I thought she looked completely relieved when diversity won. I think the pressure was all too much for her.

OH reckons she was the best talent but lost it for herself with all of the preceeding bad press, she definately has a stunning voice and probably more longevity in her career than a dance troop of young lads that will grow into teenagers and men, but would she be able to handle it? Somehow I doubt it.

I think she was too.  Did you notice her eyes were extremely bloodshot, especially the right one and she seemed to find it hard to open them.

I agree that the best act one , I am so pleased!!!

I think it is better for susan in the long run that she did not win to be honest

what was with the leg showing at the end i think the women has some issues she was so trying to be normal (whatever that is)but then she let herself go a bit at the end , weird woman,

i believe she has learning issues chelzeagirl, lets not judge her.

Best act won for me they were great.

Not judging just an observation, she contained herself before the end then I felt that her doing her little trade mark finger thing and that wiggly dance she does was a sign of her relief  , she no longer had to put on an act for the public she could be herself,
i loved Diversitys bit using their hears as the buzzers was a very good move that ,the rest of the routine was fab they used it years ago just shows that it still works very well, im glad these dance crews finally get some recognition for their years of hard work well done to them x

> i believe she has learning issues

Yes i believe so , and that is why i am glad she didn't win as she could be so easily taken advantage of . I hope whoever her agent is understands her state of mind and protects her and her money .

I think anyone thrown into that situation and given so much exposure in such a short time span whether they have learning difficulties or not would struggle. I know i certainly would. I would hate paparazzi following ALL the time. I feel for her.

I have posted on this 'lady' previously.  She certaintly does have strange ways.  I have a friend that lives in the same town as S.B. and she has told me some interesting things!  I was not surprized by her antics

According to Sky News she has been admitted to the Priory with concerns for her Mental Health.  x

> According to Sky News she has been admitted to the Priory with concerns for her Mental Health.  x

While she was on stage waiting for the final result I thought she looked very strained, hopefully she can now get the help she needs. How sad for her :(

She's been through a lot, the attention has been none stop both positive and negative, to be fair she entered the competition just the same as everyone else, just to sing, but she got all the attention she did not expect that to happen and out of all the contestants she's been through a whirlwind of publicity, none created by herself.

If she is sensible she may hopefully reflect as to whether she truly wants this life, there is a world of difference in wishing to sing and put out a record or two and the reality of constant radio and tv interviews, travelling all over the world to sing sometimes in not nice places opening supermarkets etc, going to places she does not like just to get publicity, being constantly followed by camera's and journalists, no longer having a life of your own, for a lady living on her own with her cat she needs to be mentally solid to cope with all that and it is often three quaters of a showbiz life, if she is not going to enjoy it to be honest she is best to bow out due to health reasons.  Perhaps just do her contractual duty of the show on tour.

Not many people would enjoy the life - reality is nothing like the dream.

She was very gracious in defeat and I feel sad for her now.  Hope she will soon be feeling better and able to get what she wants from life.

I feel very sad for her too.   Judging by her mannerisms and speech I don't think she is a fully capable, mentally healthy adult.   Sudden fame can drive even those people who want to be "stars" over the edge.   For someone as fragile as I suspect she is it's no wonder she could not handle it.

And I think the media are pieces of c!@@p for the way they treated her, and so-called celebs like Lily Allen (a celeb by virtue of her father's connections) cutting her down is really beyond the pale. 

I totally believe the best act one. Cant wait to see what they come up with for their performance on Royal Variety Night.

Think SuBo has had her day

>Think SuBo has had her day<

I don't believe that.  I think the show has put her in the Priory to get her out of the public eye and give her the expert help she needs.  It doesn't sound like she has been eating or sleeping for the past week, this will give her a much needed rest.

With the right management team to advise and protect her, she will bounce back and become a big star, especially in the States.

I do think Diversity where the right winners on the night, I think coming second for Susan Boyle will turn out to be a blessing in disguise, the pressure will no longer be as intense.

Even with the right management team is Susan cannot cope now it isnt going to get any easier. Life on tour, away from home, rehearsing, recording and writing new records and the pressure of staying in the media is not easy.

I wouldnt be surprised if she fades away

I think it would be better for her if she did slip back into anonimity, I think the poor lady would struggle to deal with the paparazzi and the work load pressure.

> I think the poor lady would struggle to deal with the paparazzi and the work load pressure.

Totally agree :-)

It was obvious she wasn't full shilling at the first audition....so i don't think they should have pushed her this far. It's totally unfair to expect her to cope with a full time singing career & all the travelling, she will get taken advantage of. I feel all she wants is to lead a quiet life with her beloved cat.  

I feel sorry for her.  It is noticable that she has mental health problems and surely people in her area realise this to, so pulling her down isn't helping.

I hope that she can do say a album or something and be able to do more things in Scotland but worldwide stardom and having to go here, there and everywhere won't suit her unless they can find people who can help, and let's face it do the people involved want to fork out that sum of money?  They are happy to get loads from people but never seem to be there when the **** hits the fan such as Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston and many more.

The thought of that poor lady being expected to tour america and do who knows how many other radio and t v interviews as well as all the people who would be chasing her for magazine interviews is just awful.She needs to be at home with her family and friends who love her.Money doesn't mean anything to her,she just loves singing and being appreciated for it,not hounded by the press camping out everywhere she goes.It's far too much.and the horrible things she's been called-Hairy angel-what idiot thought that one up.and constantly calling her the 48 year old virgin,as though that has anything to do with anything.The whole circus had more to do with her demeanor and her style than her singing.She's got a reasonable voice but no more and now she needs help to readjust to a normal life and to go home.

Many celebrities struggle to make it in America as it is a notoriously hard business with so many people chasing the dream.
I really dont think Susan would succeed there so why waste her time and risk her health doing so when she just wont be able to cut the mustard??!!

I didn't see any signs of mental health problems at all - just a lady who had no experience about what was appropriate behaviour.  Her 'wiggles' are probably OK in the local village hall in front of people who know her ... :)

I think that the biggest harm has been done by the tabloids and the nick names that they've given her, none of which would help anyones' self esteem and confidence, and then by ignorant people repeating them in the street to goad her - most unpleasant!

Her brother confirmed on TV this morning that she has no learning difficulties and has the same qualifications as the others who left school at the same time, so another load of twaddle made up by the newspapers!  He said that she got nervous before exams, just like the rest of us. ;)

I think that if she's given support and protection, then she'll be just fine to follow her dream and sing, until she decides that she wants to go back to her village and cat again. :)

On the news this morning they did say she had learning difficulties but that is completely different to mental health issues

IMHO the bods at ITV found a slightly strange woman with an okay voice who could sing one song fairly well - and exploited her wierdness to the full (along with the rest of the media) to publicise their show and when that wierdness became slightly uncomfortable they gleefuly turned on her.
She doesn't have the talent to outlive her wierdness I'm afraid.

On the news this morning they did say she had learning difficulties

Oh well if it was on the news then it must be right.  I expect they know better than her brother. :)

It was her brother they were talking to.

GMTV isnt one to make up stories

I don't know what you were listening to.... here's the transcript!

Kate Garraway: " What about her childhood and her learning difficulties? Did she handle it well?"

Gerry Boyle: "On the subject of learning difficulties, she gets anxious, she has a bit of a problem with building up to things. I remember that when she was at school - when her exams approached she tends to take things terribly seriously. But I have to say that Susan's learning difficulties amaze me because I've never heard of them before because as far as I'm concerned she has all the academic qualifications that everybody else has."

Here's a link to the whole interview.
http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=35191

Totally agree with westcoast! Well said.

I thought I heard somewhere that she has signed a record deal for releasing an album in the states but then again do we believe everything we hear from the media.

Wasn't that Amanda Holden who said that on GMTV this morning about a record deal or am i mistaken?

They also said on GMTV that the American's appear more worried about her welfare than we do over here. She is big news out there and should she do an album out there is feel it'll prob do very well.

I see a lady who has lived a very sheltered life and maybe isn't sure of what is correct behaviour for her age, or it could be a case of her nerves taken over and she is acting silly. I know when i get very nervous i can laugh, even if its not a funny situation in hand.
I guess we'll never know what its like to be thrown into the media spotlight like this, even those with more street wise knowledge and how to interact well with others. The American media seem to be very kind to her while our media in parts have been very cruel, why do they do it why?????

why do they do it? because it sells newspapers and if they have to embelish it a bit well, it doesn't really matter if you hurt someone because you can make a bit more money.  Some sections of our press long ago abandoned any morals when it came to a choice of extra circulation or hurting a few people.  BTW the American press are just as bad if not worse, if they find a "story" true or not they are just as likely to print it.

I know the press can be really really bad and the American's are not exempt from this but it does seem in this case of SB that they really love her, where as our press knowing that was/is a delicate flower they treat her with utter contempt.
Some people don't ask for it as such but they don't help themselves, she being SB has only ever been lovely and endearing and the press getting personal about the way she looks and being nasty is not on..

I feel very strongly about this and its generally the written media who are worst of all.
There needs to be some legislation to stop this behaviour or the press being able to behave in such a callous way. Those who are famous deserve their privacy just like the rest of us..

why do they do it? because it sells newspapers and if they have to embelish it a bit well
Apart from being hurtful to those involved, it makes matters worse when people who read it, believe it.  But even worse still is when people don't listen to accurate reports from people who know and still perpetuate rubbish.  So it isn't just the newspapers...  :(

I agree which is why I do not read most of the tabloids.  The press should not be allowed to print stuff that's wrong or libellous but they know that in most cases they can get away with it because the average person in the street does not have the money to be able to take on a newspaper in court.  If they do get it wrong and they have to print a retraction it's usually hidden away on page 15 in small print.  I think they should be made to print all retractions on the front page with the banner headline "We got it wrong again"

> Some people don't ask for it as such but they don't help themselves, she being SB has only ever been lovely and endearing and the press getting personal about the way she looks and being nasty is not on..

Thing is, the way she looks is how millions of other women look! The media should be taking responsibility for all the problems they cause people. I know someone who lives in the same village as SB and he was saying the other week that there have been reporters of one sort or another there since the first time she was on tv!

> I feel very strongly about this and its generally the written media who are worst of all.
> There needs to be some legislation to stop this behaviour or the press being able to behave in such a callous way. Those who are famous deserve their privacy just like the rest of us..

I agree. I can't understand why such and such a celeb makes the press cause they have gone to Tesco to do shopping wearing baggy joggers and a t shirt, no make and hair scraped back, why shouldn't they? The press seem to be able to make a story out of nothing these days.

>The press seem to be able to make a story out of nothing these days.

And the people who fund it by buying the papers/gossip magazines have it in their power to stop it.

Absolutely.  I buy neither.  And I use my 'whatever' to be selective about I believe on TV and the internet. :)

I couldn't tell you the last time that I bought a newspaper! Have never bought gossip magazines in my life either, I just don't see the fascination with the magazine or the celebs!

OK voice.  I have an OK voice but it's not as good as Susan's.  Have you heard her singing Cry Me A River on Youtube?  It is much better than an OK voice I feel.

Yes her nerves did take over on the semi-finals and she was slightly out of tune, but happens to many.

I wish her all the luck possible and hope she gets treated well.

Hey rjs, I never buy newspapers or magazines either, most of it is lies anyway.

I've not seen er on the program, but listened to her on youtube & she has much more than an OK voice. I'm a trained singer-I was never good enough to be a professional( or a lead in amateur productions as I'm a Contralto & most leads are mezza soprano/soprano)

Her voice is really pure & quite full of emotion IMHO so to be called an OK voice is quite an insult

She has an okay voice to me. My opinion. I wouldn't buy her records - and as she put herself on a programme where the pubic are the judge I feel in a position to pass that opinion :)

The press have been atrocious,under the guise of being all for her they've hounded her,called her stupid names and I believe started the nonsense about her having learning difficulties.Piers  Morgan said in a short interview on the day that Susan went into the Priory that she was fine and had really enjoyed herself,she was just exhausted and overwhelmed-well Piers she's notfine then is she?I detest the way people are chewed up like this and spat out.When it suits them they're her number one fan,then they latch on to some made up tripe and put the boot in and expect a person to be o k with it.

Piers she's notfine then is she?

I think that she is fine - just exhausted and overwhelmed.  She's in the right place to be taught 'coping skills' - therapy talk, which is what she didn't have. :)

Oh you do talk sense WCoast :-)

If everyone took a look around them at family and friends...can you say that others wouldn't find some or maybe many (in my case) a bit weird.

The press would have a field day on this forum...we're not exactly normal to Joe Public are we...how many dogs have you got?

I stand corrected if her brother didnt say that, but he didnt directly answer the question, some clever avoidance me thinks.
From the way she has behaved im not sure SUBo is the full shilling though

some clever avoidance me thinks.
He's no experience of talking on live TV either!  Just normal people doing the best that they can .........

From the way she has behaved im not sure SUBo is the full shilling though
What a dreadful thing to say! :(  What evidence have you got to even begin to form that opinion???  Do you consider that all people who have led sheltered lives and have little life experience are all 'not the full shilling' because that's just not true.  And just because they are not part of the 'modern world' doesn't make them 'not the full shilling either'.  :(