Poor SuBo taken a terrible drubbing today from her heroine, ElPa (otherwise known as Elaine Paige to anyone who doesn’t speak exclusively in portmanteau words). “I don’t particularly feel any pride for [Susan Boyle],” Paige told a newspaper. “It’s all about turning someone into an immediate celebrity at the expense of longevity and working hard and experience. She is a girl with no experience of anything to do with theatrics, the music business or art in any way.”
Elaine Paige clarification about her comments for SuBo
I was dismayed to read the remarks attributed to me today in the Daily Mail which were incomplete and misinterpreted; said Elaine Paige.
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.
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