Susan Boyle's rise to fame tempered by reality
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Susan">Susan</span> <span word="Boyle">Boyle</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="celebrity">celebrity</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>-<span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="rendition">rendition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Les">Les</span> <span word="Miserables">Miserables</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="Dreamed">Dreamed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="show">show</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="showbiz">showbiz</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hyper">hyper</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eternity">eternity</span> - <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Boyle">Boyle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="records">records</span>, <span word="received">received</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honorary">honorary</span> <span word="doctorate">doctorate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="releases">releases</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="album">album</span>, <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Ovation">Ovation</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> 51-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="remarkably">remarkably</span> <span word="unchanged">unchanged</span>. <span word="She">She</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="frumpy">frumpy</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="hairdo">hairdo</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="makeover">makeover</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="outbursts">outbursts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anger">anger</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="performances">performances</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairy">fairy</span> <span word="tale">tale</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="shadows">shadows</span> <span word="lurking">lurking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corners">corners</span>.</p><p>"<span word="People">People</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nightmare">nightmare</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Elaine">Elaine</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Smith">Smith</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="actress">actress</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="Boyle">Boyle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biographical">biographical</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="Dreamed">Dreamed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Dream">Dream</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Fairy">Fairy</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="shrapnel">shrapnel</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>."</p><p><span word="Boyle">Boyle</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="karaoke">karaoke</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Crown">Crown</span> <span word="pub">pub</span>.</p>
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