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| Talent star Boyle taken to clinic | Talent star Boyle taken to clinic |
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| Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle has been taken to The Priory Clinic in London with exhaustion. | Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle has been taken to The Priory Clinic in London with exhaustion. |
| The Scottish singing sensation is said to be drained after losing out to dance group Diversity on the ITV1 show. | The Scottish singing sensation is said to be drained after losing out to dance group Diversity on the ITV1 show. |
| Her brother, Gerry, told the BBC that Susan was "fine" but feeling homesick and "showing signs of anxiety". | Her brother, Gerry, told the BBC that Susan was "fine" but feeling homesick and "showing signs of anxiety". |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown wished the star well. "I hope Susan Boyle is okay because she is a really, really nice person," he told GMTV. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown wished the star well. "I hope Susan Boyle is okay because she is a really, really nice person," 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. |
| Piers Morgan has revealed that Susan Boyle had been feeling "physically and mentally drained" | |
| 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 who was later taken by ambulance to a clinic, police said. | |
| Boyle's Brother: Susan is 'a wee bit anxious' | Boyle's Brother: Susan is 'a wee bit anxious' |
| However, Gerry Boyle played down reports that his sister has mental health problems. | However, Gerry Boyle played down reports that his sister has mental health problems. |
| "That's all been played up in the press and, obviously, the stories go on and on and on. | "That's all been played up in the press and, obviously, the stories go on and on and on. |
| "She tends to get a wee bit anxious, it's just part of her character," he explained, adding that she was currently "surrounded by people she doesn't really know". | "She tends to get a wee bit anxious, it's just part of her character," he explained, adding that she was currently "surrounded by people she doesn't really know". |
| Mr Boyle said his advice to Susan had been to "take a couple of days off" so she could "come back down to earth". | Mr Boyle said his advice to Susan had been to "take a couple of days off" so she could "come back down to earth". |
| '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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan told GMTV the attention Boyle received was "crazy" and "nobody could have predicted it". | |
| "She wasn't used to it, and just needs a break," he later told the BBC. | |
| "She said she was exhausted, she said she was physically and mentally drained, she'd been sick a few times in the previous week, hadn't been sleeping, hadn't been eating - and had found the whole weight of the world's media pressure crashing down on her shoulders," he added. | |
| The show's winners, Diversity, said Boyle had been very gracious in defeat, congratulating and joking with them backstage. | 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. | "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." | "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's Victoria Derbyshire show they could sympathise with Boyle's situation. | Fellow contestants Stavros Flatley - aka Demetrious Demetriou and his son Michalakis "Lagi" Andreas - told BBC Radio 5 Live's Victoria Derbyshire show they could sympathise with Boyle's situation. |
| "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. |
| 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 |
| "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." |