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Susan Boyle and the cast of Les Miserables
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What a year it’s been for Susan Boyle! The Scottish singing sensation’s debut album I Dreamed a Dream is at the top the Billboard charts for the second week in a row. On Sunday (8 p.m. EST), the TV Guide Network will air I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story. The one-hour special features performances with Boyle and the West End cast of Les Miserables and singer Elaine Paige. PEOPLE caught up with Boyle to talk about her life-changing year, her upcoming TV special and how fame has affected her cat Pebbles!
What’s it like having your own television special?
It’s a very humbling experience. I loved every second of it. I finally feel like the dream is a reality. When the show was made I can honestly say that it was the best two days of my life. The producer, Nigel Hall, made me a beautiful show.
What do you do when you get stressed out from your hectic life?
I go home to Scotland. I take time out. I see my friends and family. I shop in the local shops. I always say that I take baby steps anyway so that I can handle each step as it comes along.
What do you miss about your former way of life before this all happened?
I still have my former life. I still live in the same house. My life hasn’t changed. I travel more. I see places I never thought I would see. There is nothing I miss because I have everything I had before – it’s just a little more interesting now.
How long do you think you’ll stay in the music business?
I don’t want this to stop! But we shall see. I don’t like to look too far ahead. Just take in the moment and enjoy it.
Have you met any American celebrities who are fans of yours?
I met Donny Osmond. He was very nice. We talked about how important it was to stay grounded. He bought me some purple roses and they were very beautiful.
What have you splurged on?
I have bought a few things for my house – a red couch and some cushions. It’s important to keep your house looking nice and it is great to be able to buy these things.
What’s the best perk of being famous?
I do like getting made up. When I have my hair done and my makeup and then put on one of my performance dresses, I do feel the part. And that feels good.
Has fame gone to Pebbles’s head?
Pebbles is blissfully unaware of everything that is going on. She lives with a very lovely lady while I am away working and she is thriving. I visit her when I can and I can travel knowing that she is in safe hands and being pampered.
What would you say to all the Susan Boyles out there?
To anyone who has a dream I say follow that dream. You are never too old. It is never too late. And dreams can become a reality.
The Dream Susan Boyle Dreamed comes true
By · CommentsThe Dream Susan Boyle Dreamed comes true as she performs a duet with her idol Elaine Paige
By Paul Revoir
Last updated at 7:09 PM on 09th December 2009
As if a hit album and worldwide adoration weren’t enough - Susan Boyle has achieved her dream of singing with her musical idol.
The Scottish singer, 48, looked overcome with joy as she teamed up with Elaine Paige to sing the latter’s hit duet I Know Him So Well.
The pairing was kept secret from Miss Boyle until shortly before the performance, which was for a TV special that charts her rise to fame this year.
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She dreamed a dream: Susan Boyle with her idol Elaine Paige in the ITV special I Dreamed A Dream: The Susan Boyle Story
Afterwards, the Britain’s Got Talent runner-up said: ‘I never thought I would see myself standing on the same stage with such an icon from West End theatre, let alone singing with her as an equal.’
Miss Paige added: ‘It was a pleasure to finally sing with Susan, she was a delight to work with and I think we more than did justice to one of my favourite songs.’
The Scottish singer has previously admitted singing along to Paige’s music, alone, in front of her bedroom mirror, equipped with a hairbrush for a microphone.
How far she’s come: Susan Boyle in April, left, at her Britain’s Got Talent audition, and yesterday, right, looking polished on her TV special
Emotional: With the programme host Piers Morgan and the cast of Les Mis
When she first auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent, the judges asked what her dream was, and answered that she wanted to sing like Elaine Paige.
But Miss Boyle, nicknamed SuBo, also showed her mischievous side on her hour-long special.
During her ballad Who I Was Born To Be, she wheeled away from the microphone, threw her arms around and jigged across the stage to cheers from the audience.
And when producers asked her to film the song a second time, she did the same thing again.
Miss Boyle has sold three million copies of her debut album worldwide and could top 4.5million in the next week.
Christmas number 1? Susan’s album looks set to top the seasonal charts
The TV special, called I Dreamed A Dream: The Susan Boyle Story, is likely to cement the album in the No.1 slot for the Christmas chart.
It will be broadcast on Sunday night after The X Factor final.
Meanwhile, Polydor Records have announced plans to release a digital offering of the Stones’ popular Wild Horses track.
The track will be part of a bundle that includes a live version taken from the popular ‘Stripped’ album plus a video of a live performance of the track from Knebworth in 1976.
Wild Horses was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama over three days in December 1969 and was the last of three songs completed at those sessions, after Brown Sugar and You Gotta Move.
Big moment: Piers will present Susan with a gold disc during the show