Who is really to blame for the Su-Bo breakdown?

Posted by heatworld on Wednesday 03 Jun 2009

Filed under: Amanda Holden, Barack Obama, Britain's Got Talent, Piers Morgan, Susan Boyle

Those working on Britain's Got Talent have maintained since the weekend that Susan Boyle's rumoured breakdown is not the fault of the show. Piers pointed the finger of blame firmly at the papers this morning, saying, "I must say to my old friends in Fleet Street, to be taking the high moral ground when it's their coverage that really upset her, I find a bit laughable really. You know what guys, I get it, I used to be one of you. So if you're looking for blame here, look in your own back yard." He then went on to assure listeners on Radio 1 that Susan herself wasn't "as bad as people thought" and that "the whole thing has been a bit of a soap opera". Meanwhile, Amanda Holden has been answering questions about Su-Bo over in the States – and she shares Piers' opinion. "We are a very loyal show, we love Susan very much," she told Larry King. "It was just in the last week that the downturn in press in our country I think maybe stressed her out a little bit and I think she was just quite upset by all the exaggerated stories and falsehoods that were written about her." Susan Boyle has been invited to sing for President Barack Obama on 4 July, but her brother has warned she may not recover in time. "She's been battered non-stop for the last seven weeks and it has taken its toll," he explained. "But she'll be looking forward now to the Fourth of July." Who do YOU think is to blame for what's happened to Su-Bo?