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The Sun (UK) reported earlier today that BRITAIN'S Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle was in the Priory clinic last night suffering from exhaustion. Apparently, the singer, dubbed SuBo, had an "emotional breakdown" following Saturday's final in which she was runner-up.

Since the Scot stunned the judges with her performance of "I Dream A Dream" seven weeks ago.
Boyle-mania has swept the country. Even Prime Minister Gordon Brown has now lent the drained star his support, revealing to GMTV this morning that he phoned Simon Cowell last night to check on her condition.

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He said: "I hope Susan Boyle is OK because she is a really, really nice person and I think she will do well.

"I spoke to Simon Cowell last night and to Piers Morgan and wanted to be sure that she was OK."

The 48-year-old virgin, tipped to earn £8MILLION, survived tears and a tantrum to finish second in Saturday's gripping final of telly's Britain's Got Talent.

But the pressure finally told late yesterday as the Scots singer - dubbed SuBo by fans - was rushed to the private clinic suffering from exhaustion.

Show aides had contacted police to say she was acting strangely at her London hotel.

Paramedics helped the "spaced-out" star through the lobby and into an ambulance just after 6pm.

A Met Police Inspector and a police doctor were called to assist. The ambulance, tailed by a police car, then took her to the Priory in Southgate, North London.

A source at the hotel said last night: "She'd been at the hotel for a few days, but since Saturday's final had been acting strangely, causing a bit of a stir.

Stress

"The staff were concerned - something wasn't right.

"When the paramedics and police arrived she agreed to go voluntarily. She didn't make a fuss. The paramedics calmly took her out through the main lobby and into the waiting ambulance.

"It was all done very calmly. They didn't want to stress or upset her. She didn't look well - she looked lost, not all there."

A source at the clinic said last night: "I was having a cigarette break when a whole load of ambulances arrived.

"Everyone was saying, 'Who's that'? Then I saw her and it was Susan Boyle. I was gobsmacked."

The singer, from Blackburn in West Lothian, has learning difficulties. The specialist clinic has 52 bedrooms and specialises in the treatment of mental health.

Piers told SunTalk's Jon Gaunt this morning that Susan had checked into the clinic because she was so exhausted.

He said: "Obviously we're concerned about Susan at the moment. I spoke to her yesterday and she's absolutely exhausted and just needs a good break.

"She's physically, mentally and emotionally drained. She'd been getting pressure from all over the world.

"I'm not sure what happened after the result was announced on Saturday. She was getting agitated about the amount of attention she was getting.

"No one forced her to take part but we've never ever had this reaction about a contestant before.

"When she gets better we'll her as she is again - a very feisty, funny lady."

Asked about a "Boyle backlash" that started last week when some viewers thought she didn't do as well in the semi final as she had in her audition, Piers admitted: "She did let herself down in the semi final but when she came back in the final she was absolutely stunning.

"American has gone crazy for her in the last two months. She will have a fantastic career there."

He also lashed out at members of the studio audience who had booed Susan during Saturday night's final, saying she didn't deserve that reaction at all.

Click here to listen to the full interview with Piers on SunTalk

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In another report by TIME, James Poniewozik said :

"In the dramatic finale of America's favorite TV show that does not actually air in America, Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle was upset by Diversity, a dance group. Afterward, according to reports in the British press, Boyle was admitted to a London clinic, for "exhaustion" or an emotional breakdown, depending on the report.

Some people argue that Boyle had become too much of a foregone conclusion and obvious judges' favorite, possibly sparking a backlash. Then there are press reports of a public temper tantrum, which the judges allude to obliquely in the video after the jump, referencing the "pressure" Boyle had been under:

Is the show to blame for plucking Boyle from obscurity and subjecting her to the pressure of overnight fame?

In any case, whatever singing career was open to Boyle before is surely still there if she wants it—and now she's in a better position to decide if she wants it at all."

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Personally, I hope that Susan Boyle will recover and enjoy her success without any repurcussions. May God bless her with a speedy recovery.