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Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle has been moved to a "safe house" as she prepares for Saturday's final.

One judge, Piers Morgan, confirmed that she had become so "distraught" at negative media headlines this week that she almost quit the ITV show.

He said the singer from West Lothian was now relaxing with one of her closest friends from Scotland.

A former psychologist for Big Brother said she should be withdrawn from the contest to protect her mental health.

The 48-year-old church volunteer from Blackburn became an international sensation after her performances attracted millions of hits on video sharing websites.

But she is reported to be feeling the pressure, apparently losing her temper with tabloid reporters in the lobby of a hotel in North London.

If Britain's Got Talent was an experiment in any university we would have to draw a line on that experiment

Professor David Wilson
Speaking on BBC Radio, Mr Morgan said he did not believe she would quit the show.

"She had a rocky moment a couple of days ago when she woke up and saw some very negative headlines and suddenly felt the pressure of world attention," he said.

"You have to remember this is someone who has gone from complete anonymity to global stardom in the space of six weeks.

"It's understandable. People should give her a bit of slack. She's 24 hours from the biggest day of her life and she's starting to feel the heat."

The former tabloid editor said Ms Boyle had been reduced to tears several times during the week.

Psychological help

He said psychological and medical help was available to contestants, although he could not say if she had asked for such assistance.

"She is very distraught, to the extent where she packed her bags and was going to leave the show," he said.

"She just didn't see the point of continuing if every time she picked up the newspapers there was another avalanche of abuse."

Responding to his comments, Professor David Wilson, a former psychologist for reality TV show Big Brother, said Ms Boyle should be stopped from going into the final.

He said: "I am amazed by the honesty he showed in revealing the depth of how distraught Susan Boyle is.

"If Britain's Got Talent was an experiment in any university we would have to draw a line on that experiment because ethically we would be putting the person at the heart of that experiment through emotional turmoil.

"It's a duty of care, it's about a moral responsibility. The harrowing week that Piers was describing hasn't been created by the press. The harrowing week has been created by the programme."

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Originally posted by Daniel J*:
I think I'm a Bad Person. I quite fancy seeing her lose her rag suddenly on Saturday, lunge for Simon, and have to be dragged off him shrieking by burly security guards. Ninja


you and me both dan Laugh
china
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Originally posted by electric6:
Did you just ask us all what we were sick of hearing about, realise top answer was Susan then start a thread about her?

You did, didn't you?

Laugh

I know I couldn' resist it! Big Grin
Poolshark
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Originally posted by Poolshark:
"You have to remember this is someone who has gone from complete anonymity to global stardom in the space of six weeks."

That's not strictly true, is it? She's one of those freak media phenomenons at the moment, that's all. Like Obama's new dog, or that bloke whose parachute failed to open recently.
FM
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Originally posted by Daniel J*:
quote:
Originally posted by Poolshark:
"You have to remember this is someone who has gone from complete anonymity to global stardom in the space of six weeks."

That's not strictly true, is it? She's one of those freak media phenomenons at the moment, that's all. Like Obama's new dog, or that bloke whose parachute failed to open recently.

Absolutely Nod Laugh
Global stardom is achieved over years of hard work and achievement, not a few weeks singing karaoke on a third-rate telly show.
Demantoid
I was amazed that Susan's family members were annoyed that she wasn't getting enough protection from the BGT people - I should have thought that her own rather large family should have been there looking out for her and keeping her calm.
In my opinion that is usually what families do - no doubt they will be first in the queue for free champers if she wins the final.
Blackpudlian
I cannot understand why so many people are so nasty about her, it seems to me they just love to heap crap on some one, any one and they are the ones who need councelling.for goodness sake leave the poor woman alone, all she has done is win part of a contest and not been 18 to 25, thin as a stick and know the right things to say and the right way to behave when the world is staring at every move.
I hope she is 1st or 2nd on saturday, I really like the sax man as much.
F
quote:
Originally posted by Blackpudlian:
I was amazed that Susan's family members were annoyed that she wasn't getting enough protection from the BGT people - I should have thought that her own rather large family should have been there looking out for her and keeping her calm.
In my opinion that is usually what families do - no doubt they will be first in the queue for free champers if she wins the final.
Well not all families, believe me, families do not behave in a set preditirmined way and a lot are not even close.
F
quote:
Originally posted by Daniel J*:
I think I'm a Bad Person. I quite fancy seeing her lose her rag suddenly on Saturday, lunge for Simon, and have to be dragged off him shrieking by burly security guards. Ninja

Nod Laugh
I
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Originally posted by captain marbles:
There are some who seem to regard her success as a personal affront.


There aren't words to describe nastiness of some people's attitude and behaviour. The again nothing surprises me anymore the way some people react to anyones success. You could be the greatest saint ever to walk the planet and you will still be hated by some.

The sad thing is I don't think Susan was prepared for so much nastiness. There should be someone from the BGT team to prepare the contestants for all the negativity and the best way of dealing with it.
P
She’s just a nice wee lady who offered her voice for appreciation. She hasn’t courted the tabloids or any of the phenomenon pish, she’s continued to live her life as she did before – the folk hating on her are just dicks.
J
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The sad thing is I don't think Susan was prepared for so much nastiness. There should be someone from the BGT team to prepare the contestants for all the negativity and the best way of dealing with it.

I totally agree with this point. They get the preparation on BB so they should as well on BGT. Anyone would find it difficult to deal with, but unfortunately it seems inevitable that there will be some negativity to deal with. This seems to have been either overlooked by the producers, or exploited to gain further media interest in the show.
faerykelstar
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Originally posted by faerykelstar:
quote:
The sad thing is I don't think Susan was prepared for so much nastiness. There should be someone from the BGT team to prepare the contestants for all the negativity and the best way of dealing with it.

I totally agree with this point. They get the preparation on BB so they should as well on BGT. Anyone would find it difficult to deal with, but unfortunately it seems inevitable that there will be some negativity to deal with. This seems to have been either overlooked by the producers, or exploited to gain further media interest in the show.


Of course the people associated with this show are exploiting all aspects of Susan Boyle, the good and the bad.
Heartache

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