Susan Boyle still lives in her childhood home – now she gives us a peek inside after the renovations
Susan Boyle captured the hearts of music lovers around the world when she first appeared on the third season of Britains Got Talent over a decade ago.
The video of her first audition when she stood in front of Simon Cowell shy and unassuming and then blew everyone away with her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream from Les Misérables has been watched by millions.
She gained fame as well as earned millions of dollars through album sales. However her journey hasnt all been sunshine and roses and the singers love life has long been the subject of rumors and speculation.
So did Susan Boyle ever marry? Does she have a partner? And where is she living now?\
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Its quite natural to stop and look in the rearview mirror as you grow older and Susan Boyle can certainly look back on a remarkable life.
In 2008 the unemployed charity worker lived alone with her cat Pebbles and wanted to see if she could make it in show business. After performing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Misérables in front of Simon Cowell and the rest of Britains Got Talent judges the 47yearold became a star overnight.
The crazy underdog audition gained her instant recognition across the world. Even today her journey is inspiring to millions.
I used to be a kind of spectator looking outward at the world. But now Im part of that world and though frightening Im going to embrace it Boyle said after her breakthrough.
In her first year as a superstar she made 6 8 million.
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Her success continued and after the release of her second studio album she became the third artist to top the charts in the UK and the US twice in the same year.
Overnight this unassuming and shy then 47yearold from Scotland became an international superstar and a millionaire.
Even though her career took her around the globe and made her a multimillionaire Susan Boyle has always remained honest downtoearth and genuinely caring.
Unlike many other celebrities she has never flashed her cash the humble singer still lives in her childhood home in Blackburn Scotland.
She purchased the modest house in 2010.
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Its best to be grounded and with your roots. It keeps you grounded and prevents you from saying things maybe you shouldnt say she told OK!.
Susan Boyle was born on April 1 1961. Her parents Patrick Boyle a miner WWII veteran and singer and Bridget a shorthand typist were both immigrants from County Donegal Ireland. Boyle grew up as the youngest of four brothers
