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Blackburn superstar Susan Boyle has been praised for taking time out of her busy schedule to drop into a local nursing home to make one resident’s day.
Staff at Heatherfield Care Home had put out an appeal on Facebook to connect the Britain’s Got Talent star with a superfan resident David Gault.
And Subo was more than happy to come along to chat with David and even brought him her new CD.
The home revealed on Facebook: “We’ve been keeping a secret.
“As most of you will have seen, we put an appeal out on Facebook a few weeks ago hoping to connect one of our amazing gentlemen with his local idol Susan Boyle.
“Well we’ve only gone and done it! Less than a week later, Susan joined us in the Activity Hub for afternoon tea along with some of our residents and of course David himself.
"Not only did she spend time chatting to everyone over tea and cakes, she also kindly brought along some gifts for David including her latest CD and a photograph which she signed in front of him.
“We have never seen him so happy. He was positively star struck and we are beyond grateful for Susan and her team for setting the visit up.
“We strive to meet ALL of our residents individual needs. And at Heatherfield, we always go above and beyond to make them happy.
“Thank you Susan Boyle for making a local man, unbelievably happy. And thank you to each and every one of you who tagged, commented and shared our appeal until it reached Susan’s team.”
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Don’t Call It A Comeback.
Susan Boyle is making a stunning return.
Susan Boyle is defying the odds. The 62-year-old singer returned to the stage to deliver a powerful performance just one year after she says she suffered a stroke that left her unable to speak or sing. Boyle made the shocking revelation after joining the West End cast of for a performance of the song that made her a star, «I Dreamed a Dream.»«It feels great,» she said onstage.
Nearly 15 years after Susan Boyle first performed "I Dreamed a Dream" on the "Britain's Got Talent" stage, the Scottish singer returned and revealed her past health struggles. The 62-year-old was joined by the West End cast of "Les Misérables" and performed the song she is known for, while also revealing she had recently suffered and was recovering from a stroke. Acknowledging that her return to the competition show "feels great," Boyle announced the significance of the homecoming. "It's extra special for me, actually.
performed “I Dreamed a Dream” with the West End cast of “Les Misérables” 14 years after she shocked the world with the same show tune during her audition in 2009.“It feels great [to be back],” Boyle said Sunday after the full-circle performance.“It’s extra special for me, actually. Because last April there, I suffered a minor stroke,” she said.“I have fought like crazy to get back onstage and I have done it,” she added to the audience’s applause.The show’s creator and panelist Simon Cowell, 63, also had sweet words for Boyle, telling her: “Susan, we owe you so much.”“And I knew you weren’t well, but if anyone was going to come back, you were going to come back because we wouldn’t be the same without you,” he told her.
The Scottish singer rose to fame after coming second to dance group Diversity on Britain's Got Talent in 2009Susan Boyle made a triumphant return to Britain's Got Talent during Sunday's grand final, accompanied by the cast of Les Miserables from London's West End. The Scottish singer - who shot to fame after finishing as runner-up to Diversity on the ITV show in 2009 - also went on to reveal that she has suffered a stroke that she had kept secret. It has been over 14 years since the world was first introduced to Boyle, who shocked the entertainment industry in her audition when she performed a jaw-dropping rendition of I Dreamed A Dream after proclaiming to the judges she wished to "be as big as Elaine Paige".
She dreamed a dream — again! After facing a health scare last year, Susan Boyle returned to the stage that launched her career.
Former Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle has revealed that she suffered a minor stroke recently as she returned to the stage for the grand finale of the ITV competition on Sunday. The 61-year-old opera singer shot to fame after singing a stunning rendition of I Dreamed A Dream from Les Misérables in the third series of the show back in 2009, where Diversity were crowned winners.
Susan Boyle made a comeback yesterday evening on the Britain's Got Talent stage following a secret health battle.