'Fame was like a steam-roller it flattened me': Susan Boyle on that breakdown

Daily Mail - 7th Nov 2009

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Susan Boyle: With her debut album about to be released, Britain’s Got Talent's Susan Boyle speaks with honesty about the terrifying pressure that drove her to the brink. Read full story at Daily Mail

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