Susan Boyle wasn't the Queen at the School Prom. In reality she was often bullied and ridiculed by her fellow scholars. In her adolescence and teenage years she was never even successful at college. According to recent interviews with previous teachers, she squeaked by with average grades. She recognizes her problems at learning: "'I'm just a bit slower at picking things up than other people," she revealed in a chat with The Daily Mirror.
Susan grew up in Blackburn, Scotland, where she was thought of as a bit of a kooky figure. Thanks to her reclusive nature, her learning problems, and her frizzy hair, she endured constant bullying all though her entire youth. "I was called names. I informed the teachers, but because it was more oral than physical, I could never prove anything," she informed the press after her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" at the Britain's Got Talent music contest. After appearing on YouTube, that performance would rocket her to international mega stardom.
Her unusual personality, caused in part by minor brain damage thanks to a birth problem, forced her to adopt a few eccentric routines, including keeping her money in a whiskey bottle. After her ma died, Boyle's shy nature deepened. A neighbour revealed to the press that Susan practically detained herself at home for over a week after the tragic loss, not going out even to buy groceries.
Susan's story has a cheerful ending, however. Ever since her debut, she has changed into a star. But how has this shy, bullied lady managed to become such a success? It started in the 80s.
After Boyle's father died, she lived alone with her mother, dunked in a deep depression. Her mom inspired her to express her unhappiness through her God-given talent for singing, and so she signed up to her church's choir. From this humble beginning, Boyle challenged herself further, performing at boozers and karaoke bars all over town. These early performances have been recorded, and, since being purchased by a Scottish tabloid, can be seen on YouTube.
Among this early footage is an old recording of Boyle's audition for the game show My Sort Of Folk with Michael Barrymore. The video shows the comedian ridiculing Susan terribly as she gave her performance. This video went viral as fast as it hit the internet, and Boyle's fans take great satisfaction in the certainty that Boyle has succeeded in spite of Barrymore's criticisms and her very own difficult life.
Susan is, as the chestnut goes, "a tricky skinned girl." She has proven both her talent and courage to the world after having such a troublesome life, and is a living testimony to the truth that anyone can achieve their dreams, regardless of how impossible they first seem.
Susan grew up in Blackburn, Scotland, where she was thought of as a bit of a kooky figure. Thanks to her reclusive nature, her learning problems, and her frizzy hair, she endured constant bullying all though her entire youth. "I was called names. I informed the teachers, but because it was more oral than physical, I could never prove anything," she informed the press after her performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" at the Britain's Got Talent music contest. After appearing on YouTube, that performance would rocket her to international mega stardom.
Her unusual personality, caused in part by minor brain damage thanks to a birth problem, forced her to adopt a few eccentric routines, including keeping her money in a whiskey bottle. After her ma died, Boyle's shy nature deepened. A neighbour revealed to the press that Susan practically detained herself at home for over a week after the tragic loss, not going out even to buy groceries.
Susan's story has a cheerful ending, however. Ever since her debut, she has changed into a star. But how has this shy, bullied lady managed to become such a success? It started in the 80s.
After Boyle's father died, she lived alone with her mother, dunked in a deep depression. Her mom inspired her to express her unhappiness through her God-given talent for singing, and so she signed up to her church's choir. From this humble beginning, Boyle challenged herself further, performing at boozers and karaoke bars all over town. These early performances have been recorded, and, since being purchased by a Scottish tabloid, can be seen on YouTube.
Among this early footage is an old recording of Boyle's audition for the game show My Sort Of Folk with Michael Barrymore. The video shows the comedian ridiculing Susan terribly as she gave her performance. This video went viral as fast as it hit the internet, and Boyle's fans take great satisfaction in the certainty that Boyle has succeeded in spite of Barrymore's criticisms and her very own difficult life.
Susan is, as the chestnut goes, "a tricky skinned girl." She has proven both her talent and courage to the world after having such a troublesome life, and is a living testimony to the truth that anyone can achieve their dreams, regardless of how impossible they first seem.
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