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3rd June, 2009, 06:24 AM
Susan Boyle is "recovering well" after having an anxiety attack caused by the pressures of fame, PR consultant Max Clifford has said.
The Britain's Got Talent runner-up is being treated at the Priory clinic in north London after being admitted there on Sunday.
One of the show's judges, Simon Cowell, plans to help her launch a professional career when she is better, said his spokesman Mr Clifford, who has spoken to her two brothers.
Mr Clifford added: "They (the brothers) are saying they weren't surprised by what happened, due to the speed of everything that happened, with her getting worldwide fame in seconds.
"Provided she's given a few days and then allowed to be as normal as possible, she should be fine."
He went on: "She is recovering well. All she wants to do is sing."
Another of the show's judges, Amanda Holden, said Boyle has "no underlying mental issues" and is simply exhausted.
Holden said she did not know how long the Scottish star, from Blackburn, west Lothian, would spend at the Priory, but said doctors had assured show staff that the singer was mentally sound.
Boyle was the bookies' favourite to win Britain's Got Talent on Saturday night but came second behind dance group Diversity.
Police were called to her hotel after she began acting strangely, and the 48-year-old was taken to the clinic after being assessed under the Mental Health Act.
In the space of eight weeks, Boyle has gone from the quiet life of a church volunteer in a small town in Scotland to having global fame.
Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has underlined the importance of the duty of care to contestants on reality TV shows like Britain's Got Talent.
He said: "There is a need to look after people properly, not just in front of the camera but around the intense process."
Meanwhile, there has been speculation about Boyle's future, with most predicting commercial success but some saying she would have a hard time attracting a paying audience
Mr Clifford said: "She's going to have potentially huge album sales, particularly in America. Americans absolutely love her.
"Everyone wants her on their show singing. That gives her massive potential, and Simon will make sure she has the best songs and the best productions."
But another publicist Mark Borkowski said: "There are questions of if she is a flawed jewel and it will cost too much to polish her up.
"In the internet world you can explode overnight, and she can spread with Twitter and YouTube, but that's not going to make her money.
"The question is whether people will pay the dollar, or two dollars, or 10 dollars or more to see her perform, and I don't think they will."
The Britain's Got Talent runner-up is being treated at the Priory clinic in north London after being admitted there on Sunday.
One of the show's judges, Simon Cowell, plans to help her launch a professional career when she is better, said his spokesman Mr Clifford, who has spoken to her two brothers.
Mr Clifford added: "They (the brothers) are saying they weren't surprised by what happened, due to the speed of everything that happened, with her getting worldwide fame in seconds.
"Provided she's given a few days and then allowed to be as normal as possible, she should be fine."
He went on: "She is recovering well. All she wants to do is sing."
Another of the show's judges, Amanda Holden, said Boyle has "no underlying mental issues" and is simply exhausted.
Holden said she did not know how long the Scottish star, from Blackburn, west Lothian, would spend at the Priory, but said doctors had assured show staff that the singer was mentally sound.
Boyle was the bookies' favourite to win Britain's Got Talent on Saturday night but came second behind dance group Diversity.
Police were called to her hotel after she began acting strangely, and the 48-year-old was taken to the clinic after being assessed under the Mental Health Act.
In the space of eight weeks, Boyle has gone from the quiet life of a church volunteer in a small town in Scotland to having global fame.
Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has underlined the importance of the duty of care to contestants on reality TV shows like Britain's Got Talent.
He said: "There is a need to look after people properly, not just in front of the camera but around the intense process."
Meanwhile, there has been speculation about Boyle's future, with most predicting commercial success but some saying she would have a hard time attracting a paying audience
Mr Clifford said: "She's going to have potentially huge album sales, particularly in America. Americans absolutely love her.
"Everyone wants her on their show singing. That gives her massive potential, and Simon will make sure she has the best songs and the best productions."
But another publicist Mark Borkowski said: "There are questions of if she is a flawed jewel and it will cost too much to polish her up.
"In the internet world you can explode overnight, and she can spread with Twitter and YouTube, but that's not going to make her money.
"The question is whether people will pay the dollar, or two dollars, or 10 dollars or more to see her perform, and I don't think they will."