Susan Boyle

Ofcom, the regulator of the media in the UK, is considering launching an enquiry into the treatment of Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent after receiving complaints from viewers of the show.

Susan Boyle is currently in The Priory Clinic suffering from “exhaustion”.

An article in today’s Daily Mail says that the producers of the show have been criticised for not withdrawing Susan from the contest as it is now understood that she was neither sleeping nor eating properly in the run up to the final.

A source from Ofcom told London’s Evening Standard: “There are a lot to go through. There are complaints about Susan Boyle being allowed to perform in the final.”

However, another source from Ofcom who spoke to the Times confirmed that they had received a number of complaints, but denied that there was going to be an inquiry.

Meanwhile, Piers Morgan told NBC’s “Today” show that what upset Susan the most were the negative reports that started to appear in the press.

“What she didn’t like was all the negative stuff that was appearing in the papers,” he said. “You know, you wake up one day and you’ve gone from anonymity to being the front page of every British tabloid screaming, ‘Cracking up,’ ‘Boyling over.’ It’s going to have an effect on you.”

However, Piers Morgan – Susan Boyle’s favourite judge – predicted that Susan would recover completely and go on to enjoy a great recording career.

“I don’t think she wants to go back to Scotland and disappear,” he said.

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