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Elaine Paige has said that she was “dismayed” to read the remarks attributed to her in the Daily Mail, and she said that the paper’s portrayal of what she said was ?incomplete and misinterpreted completely.?

In her radio program on BBC Radio 2, Elaine added that she is a “huge supporter of Susan Boyle” and admires “what she has achieved”.

Elaine continued that Susan Boyle has “handled the extraordinary situation of being catapulted to worldwide stardom with tremendous strength, charm and dignity”.

She also said: “I thoroughly enjoyed working with her on the ITV special that we recorded together only last month.

“I’ve always said it’s very hard for someone to be fast tracked to stardom without any prior experience, and I know this because it happened to me when Evita opened.

“Today it’s so much harder with the phenomenom of the internet, Facebook and YouTube particularly, it seems that it only takes minutes for fame to spread around the world and that is why I used the word ‘virus’ – obviously a mistake because it was misinterpreted.

“But I wasn’t referring to Susan herself – I was referring to the speed of her fame spreading around the world.

“So Susan, I’ve always said and I continue to say that I support you and I admire you – keep up the good work, girl!”

You can listen to Elaine’s statement here:

As I suspected, Elaine Paige was very unhappy with the quotes that were attributed to her by the press today.

Here is Elaine’s statement, in her own words, taken from her Facebook page.

?I was dismayed to read the remarks attributed to me today in the Daily Mail which were incomplete and misinterpreted.

“I am a huge supporter of Susan Boyle and admire what she has achieved; she has handled the extraordinary situation of being catapulted to worldwide stardom with tremendous strength, charm and dignity and I thoroughly enjoyed working with her on the ITV special we recorded together only last month.

“I have always said it?s very hard for someone to be fast-tracked to stardom without any prior experience ? I know this as it happened to me when ?Evita? opened and I found it extremely difficult in the beginning; today, of course, it?s much harder with the phenomenon of the internet ? Facebook, YouTube etc ? it seems it only takes minutes for fame to spread around the world ? and that?s why I used the word ?virus?! I wasn?t referring to Susan herself; I was referring to the speed of her fame spreading as fast as a worldwide viral marketing campaign.?

So there you have it.

Here are the quotes that were attributed to Elaine in the newspaper reports, comments that Elaine allegedly made at the South Bank Awards.

When Elaine Paige was asked directly if she was happy about Susan’s success, she allegedly replied: “I don’t particularly feel any pride for her – I’m sure she is proud of what she has done.”

“It’s all about turning someone into an immediate celebrity at the expense of longevity and working hard and experience.

“Susan Boyle is doing terribly well considering she literally came to the attention of the world overnight with the advent of YouTube.

“She was like a virus really that spread across the world in a nanosecond.

“She is a girl with no experience of anything to do with theatrics, the music business, or art in any way.

“She has done terribly well to be a major star overnight with YouTube.”

When asked if she thought Susan’s success would last, Elaine allegedly replied: “That’s a good question. She is a major star because of YouTube. Longevity is gained through knowledge, experience and effort so it will remain to be seen.

“When I started, YouTube didn’t exist but even then with 15 years of experience prior to my success with Evita it was difficult, so I admire the way she handled her sudden success.

“Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor just take a bunch of people from real life who think they can sing and try and turn them into overnight “stars” with a couple of songs.

“Ha ha. It’s not entertainment.”

And here is what I said about the quotes before Elaine’s statement on Facebook

Let’s not jump on a “We hate Elaine Paige” bandwagon. First of all, Elaine Paige was very nice about Susan when Susan first entered the public spotlight. She met with Susan and subsequently performed on Susan’s TV Special, as the guest, not the star. Elaine Paige has to date behaved very graciously towards Susan.

Maybe she was just having a bad day – maybe she said other things and the remarks are taken out of context, who knows?? I don’t think Elaine’s remarks are spiteful in any way, I think she is just being a little too “honest” about how she feels, and she should perhaps have been more savvy about how her marks could appear in the press.

I do feel though, that Susan wouldn’t want people to be mean about the lady she has idolised for years. What do you think?