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| Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle has been taken to a private London clinic with exhaustion. | Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle has been taken to a private London clinic with exhaustion. |
| The Scottish singing sensation is said to be drained and exhausted after losing out to dance group Diversity on the ITV1 reality show. | The Scottish singing sensation is said to be drained and exhausted after losing out to dance group Diversity on the ITV1 reality show. |
| Her brother, Gerry, told the BBC that Susan was "fine" but feeling homesick. "Susan just wants to come home and see her cat," he said. | Her brother, Gerry, told the BBC that Susan was "fine" but feeling homesick. "Susan just wants to come home and see her cat," he said. |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been among those wishing the star well. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been among those wishing the star well. |
| "I hope Susan Boyle is OK because she is a really, really nice person and I think she will do well," he told GMTV. | "I hope Susan Boyle is OK because she is a really, really nice person and I think she will do well," he told GMTV. |
| He had added that he had spoken to Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan to check on Boyle's progress. | He had added that he had spoken to Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan to check on Boyle's progress. |
| Speaking on GMTV, Gordon Brown said he hoped Susan Boyle 'was okay'. | Speaking on GMTV, Gordon Brown said he hoped Susan Boyle 'was okay'. |
| Downing Street said Mr Brown had been concerned about her welfare - although he did not vote for her after watching Saturday's final. | Downing Street said Mr Brown had been concerned about her welfare - although he did not vote for her after watching Saturday's final. |
| Rest and recovery | Rest and recovery |
| On Sunday, it emerged Boyle was taking time off on the advice of a doctor. | On Sunday, it emerged Boyle was taking time off on the advice of a doctor. |
| Television company TalkbackThames released a statement: "Following Saturday night's show, Susan is exhausted and emotionally drained. | Television company TalkbackThames released a statement: "Following Saturday night's show, Susan is exhausted and emotionally drained. |
| "She has been seen by her private GP who supports her decision to take a few days out for rest and recovery." | "She has been seen by her private GP who supports her decision to take a few days out for rest and recovery." |
| "We offer her our ongoing support and wish her a speedy recovery." | "We offer her our ongoing support and wish her a speedy recovery." |
| At 1800 BST, officers were called to a London hotel where doctors were assessing a woman under the Mental Health Act, Scotland Yard said. | At 1800 BST, officers were called to a London hotel where doctors were assessing a woman under the Mental Health Act, Scotland Yard said. |
| A woman was taken voluntarily by ambulance to a clinic, police said. | A woman was taken voluntarily by ambulance to a clinic, police said. |
| The Sun newspaper reported that Boyle was at The Priory Clinic, but the institution said it could "neither confirm nor deny the reports." | The Sun newspaper reported that Boyle was at The Priory Clinic, but the institution said it could "neither confirm nor deny the reports." |
| 'Emotionally drained' | 'Emotionally drained' |
| Boyle became an international singing sensation after first performing I Dreamed A Dream in the contest, a song she reprised for the final. | Boyle became an international singing sensation after first performing I Dreamed A Dream in the contest, a song she reprised for the final. |
| Boyle found herself the focus of media attention at her home in Scotland | Boyle found herself the focus of media attention at her home in Scotland |
| Her performances have attracted millions of hits on video-sharing websites and led to an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show. | Her performances have attracted millions of hits on video-sharing websites and led to an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show. |
| Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan told GMTV that the attention Boyle received has been "crazy" and "nobody could have predicted it". | Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan told GMTV that the attention Boyle received has been "crazy" and "nobody could have predicted it". |
| He said she had been subjected to huge pressure, but was "essentially fine". | He said she had been subjected to huge pressure, but was "essentially fine". |
| "She was very tired and hasn't been sleeping. She has just gone away to have some time to herself and to sleep and eat, doing all the things she hasn't been able to do in the last week," he added. | "She was very tired and hasn't been sleeping. She has just gone away to have some time to herself and to sleep and eat, doing all the things she hasn't been able to do in the last week," he added. |
| The show's winners, Diversity, said Boyle had been very gracious in defeat, congratulating and joking with them backstage. | |
| "I feel for her because she had a lot of hype around her and she didn't ask for it," the group's choreographer, Ashley Banjo, told ITV1's This Morning. | |
| "She's going to have a great career anyway, and I wish her well in whatever she does. She's a really nice lady." | |
| Fellow contestants Stavros Flatley - aka Demetrious Demetriou and his son Michalakis "Lagi" Andreas - told BBC Radio 5 Live they could sympathise with Boyle's situation. | |
| HAVE YOUR SAY Susan will still have success I am sure if she can overcome her present problems Jane, Portsmouth Send us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAY Susan will still have success I am sure if she can overcome her present problems Jane, Portsmouth Send us your comments |
| "It's really, really tiring and even Lagi's not too well this morning so we said that he wasn't going to go to school," said Mr Demetriou. | "It's really, really tiring and even Lagi's not too well this morning so we said that he wasn't going to go to school," said Mr Demetriou. |
| "It's just so draining. They did warn us, they did say to us it's such an adrenaline rush and you got to be really careful the next couple of days after." | "It's just so draining. They did warn us, they did say to us it's such an adrenaline rush and you got to be really careful the next couple of days after." |
| Publicist Max Clifford said people in Boyle's situation "need people around them to understand how the business works." | Publicist Max Clifford said people in Boyle's situation "need people around them to understand how the business works." |
| He added that "everyone connected to the show has a responsibility" to help contestants, but its makers - including Simon Cowell - would be aware of this. | He added that "everyone connected to the show has a responsibility" to help contestants, but its makers - including Simon Cowell - would be aware of this. |
| Fred O'Neil, one of Boyle's friends who was her voice coach, said it was a "sad situation". | Fred O'Neil, one of Boyle's friends who was her voice coach, said it was a "sad situation". |
| "She just was caught up in all of this and I think that she will never have had an idea, at the beginning, the price that she might have to pay." | "She just was caught up in all of this and I think that she will never have had an idea, at the beginning, the price that she might have to pay." |