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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. |
| A woman was taken voluntarily by ambulance to a clinic, police said. | A woman was taken voluntarily by ambulance to a clinic, police said. |
| Officers were called to a London hotel on Sunday at 1800 BST to doctors assessing a woman under the Mental Health Act, Scotland Yard said. | Officers were called to a London hotel on Sunday at 1800 BST to doctors assessing a woman under the Mental Health Act, Scotland Yard said. |
| The Sun said the Scottish singer was admitted to the Priory clinic with exhaustion, a day after she lost out to dance group Diversity in the ITV1 show. | The Sun said the Scottish singer was admitted to the Priory clinic with exhaustion, a day after she lost out to dance group Diversity in the ITV1 show. |
| The Priory Clinic said: "We can neither confirm nor deny the reports." | The Priory Clinic said: "We can neither confirm nor deny the reports." |
| Speaking to the BBC, Boyle's brother Gerry said the singer was "fine" but feeling homesick. | Speaking to the BBC, Boyle's brother Gerry said the singer was "fine" but feeling homesick. |
| "Susan just wants to come home and see her cat," he said. | "Susan just wants to come home and see her cat," he said. |
| Mr Boyle, who lives in Musselburgh near Edinburgh, added that his sister was disappointed to have lost the competition but was genuinely pleased to have received so many good wishes from the public. | Mr Boyle, who lives in Musselburgh near Edinburgh, added that his sister was disappointed to have lost the competition but was genuinely pleased to have received so many good wishes from the public. |
| 'Emotionally drained' | 'Emotionally drained' |
| Speaking on GMTV, Gordon Brown said he hoped Susan Boyle 'was okay'. | Speaking on GMTV, Gordon Brown said he hoped Susan Boyle 'was okay'. |
| Diversity beat the West Lothian singer to be named the winners of the talent show on Saturday night in a final watched by an audience of more than 18 million. | Diversity beat the West Lothian singer to be named the winners of the talent show on Saturday night in a final watched by an audience of more than 18 million. |
| 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." |
| The singer became an international singing sensation after first performing I Dreamed A Dream in the contest, a song she reprised for the final. | The singer 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. |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown told GMTV that he had spoken to Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan to check on Boyle's progress. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown told GMTV that he had spoken to Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan to check on Boyle's progress. |
| "I hope Susan Boyle is OK because she is a really, really nice person and I think she will do well," he added. | "I hope Susan Boyle is OK because she is a really, really nice person and I think she will do well," he added. |
| 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". |
| 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 |
| "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. |
| Fellow contestants Stavros Flatley - aka Demetrious Demetriou and his son Michalakis "Lagi" Andreas - said 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 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." |