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of everyone who saw it, me included . . . it looks like I have competition! Perhaps we should record a duet? She is a role model for everyone who has a dream.’
    Sir Cameron Mackintosh, who staged the original production of Les Miserables , agreed. ‘I think there’s every chance Susan Boyle will have the number one album in America, I will predict that,’ he said. ‘I was gobsmacked by her powerhouse performance. Vocally it was one of the best versions of the song I’ve ever heard.’ Sir Cameron is one of the most influential people in British theatre, and has worked with some of its biggest names, so coming from him this was high praise indeed.
    Susan duly appeared on Larry King Live , along with Piers Morgan, who asked her out to dinner (an invitation she accepted). During the interview Susan tried to make sense of the extraordinary events of the previous few days. ‘It’s all been complete mayhem, like a whirlwind going on an express train,’ she said. ‘I never expected all this attention. It’s been indescribable and completely mad, but I could get used to it.’
    Piers Morgan was staggered by everything that was happening to Susan and was one of the first to see her huge potential and the massive possibilities for this extraordinary new find. Like many of the people involved in Britain’s Got Talent and Susan’s life, Piers blogged regularly, and at the time he wrote, ‘I can remember the moment she first opened her lips perfectly,’ he wrote. ‘I can honestly say it was one of the most extraordinary moments in my perhaps equally unlikely career as a talent show judge. Susan Boyle is not just a good singer, she’s a fantastic singer. As I watched her performance back again I texted to Simon in Hollywood: “My God, Susan was even better than I remembered. She’s unbelievable.” He agreed, and I could almost feel his beady little eyes going “KERCHING!” down the line. For unless I am a brainless aardvark then this West Lothian villager is going to sell a lot of records once this series is over.’
    Even at this early stage, with only one appearance on Britain’s Got Talent behind her, and before anyone had a clue how things were going to pan out, there was talk of an album. No one yet knew what a phenomenon Susan was to become, but industry insiders knew they’d seen something special, and were keenly aware of her commercial potential. Larry King put this to her, but Susan wisely played it down.
    ‘It’s too early for things like that,’ she said. ‘I’m just taking baby steps until I see how I do in the competition.’ Nor, as yet, did she see any need to change her appearance. ‘Why should I change?’ she asked. She was to change her mind on that one, however, and pretty soon, too.
    Indeed, in another interview Susan gave back then - and she was inundated with requests - she seemed less happy with how she’d come across. ‘They say that television makes you look fat and it certainly did,’ she told the Mirror . ‘I looked like a garage. It was mortifying to see and a bit of a shock. I didn’t realize I could reduce people to tears and I hope it wasn’t because of that. I’m proud to be part of the show. It really is a dream come true.’
    How much of a dream was brought home to her when she attended the Easter service at her local Catholic church and was greeted by a standing ovation - something she would get used to in the months ahead. She had worked in the church as a volunteer for years, but now suddenly the tables were turned and the congregation was applauding her. ‘It was incredible,’ said Susan afterwards. ‘Although we sing in church, not a lot of them knew how good I was, so it was a bit of a shock to them. I’m a bit shy and retiring so they would never have known. It was very emotional. Everyone is very nice and it’s lovely when all the kids stop me in the street to congratulate me.’
    That was a change, too. Although Susan was well liked in the village, there