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Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle has left The Priory and is "much happier", her brother said today. | Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle has left The Priory and is "much happier", her brother said today. |
Gerry Boyle told GMTV the 48-year-old left the clinic after five days and was now staying in a flat in central London with him. | Gerry Boyle told GMTV the 48-year-old left the clinic after five days and was now staying in a flat in central London with him. |
The Scottish singer was admitted to the Priory on Sunday after what her brother described as an anxiety attack following the final of the TV show. | The Scottish singer was admitted to the Priory on Sunday after what her brother described as an anxiety attack following the final of the TV show. |
"She's much happier. She's seems a lot more like herself," he said. | "She's much happier. She's seems a lot more like herself," he said. |
Mr Boyle said Susan had spoken to people who had assured her it "wasn't the end" for her singing career after finishing second in the contest. | Mr Boyle said Susan had spoken to people who had assured her it "wasn't the end" for her singing career after finishing second in the contest. |
He said: "Things are becoming clearer for her now. She's now beginning to believe that, 'yes indeed, I will be a singer'." | He said: "Things are becoming clearer for her now. She's now beginning to believe that, 'yes indeed, I will be a singer'." |
'Emotionally drained' | 'Emotionally drained' |
Organisers for the Britain's Got Talent tour, which begins next Friday, told the BBC no decisions had been made yet on whether Boyle would be performing. | |
Rehearsals for the show are due to begin on Tuesday. | |
A spokeswoman for Boyle told the BBC: "At this stage we're not saying anything. Susan is still recovering and we ask to respect her privacy." | |
Boyle struggled to handle the worldwide attention she gained after her first audition was watched by millions on the internet eight weeks ago. | Boyle struggled to handle the worldwide attention she gained after her first audition was watched by millions on the internet eight weeks ago. |
Police were called to the singer's hotel over the weekend after she began acting strangely. | Police were called to the singer's hotel over the weekend after she began acting strangely. |
TalkbackThames, which produces Britain's Got Talent, said Boyle was "exhausted and emotionally drained" and was being offered "ongoing support". | TalkbackThames, which produces Britain's Got Talent, said Boyle was "exhausted and emotionally drained" and was being offered "ongoing support". |
Despite losing in the final, Boyle has been tipped to make millions from a singing career and bookies are already predicting a number one chart hit in the US. | Despite losing in the final, Boyle has been tipped to make millions from a singing career and bookies are already predicting a number one chart hit in the US. |
Mr Boyle said he would be happy for judge Simon Cowell to manage his sister's career. | Mr Boyle said he would be happy for judge Simon Cowell to manage his sister's career. |
He said: "He's been around the dancefloor a few times, I'm sure Simon will do a good job for her." | He said: "He's been around the dancefloor a few times, I'm sure Simon will do a good job for her." |