Someone from the comedy department at the BBC linked me to a video they recently did called ‘Susan Boyle’s Dream’ – and is basically a parody interview with her. As much as Susan Boyle is portrayed as very ugly (bushy eyebrows, massive double chin, etc), this video around her is only seen as fun and isn’t meant to offend her or anyone in anyway.
In this episode of STFU, Britain’s Got Talent legend, Susan Boyle gets questioned about her life in the spotlight. She also talks about her intimate relationship with her pet Pebbles. When it comes to men – will Susan choose to be with Piers Morgan or X-Factor’s Simon Cowell?
You’re sat at the Britain’s Got Talent auditions, you’ve seen a few hopeless acts fail miserably at the Judges vote, another lady comes out who just looks like the rest and tells Simon she want’s to be a professional singer. Your normal reaction will be to snigger or to roll your eyes.
That’s exactly what this young lady did:
The "1.24 girl"
Because of it, she’s endured months of threats and was even filmed by a man on a train. Jennifer said:
It was a split-second reaction that changed my life. All I did was roll my eyes and I’m targeted by a hate campaign for months. I just can’t believe how I have been targeted by total strangers around the world who don’t even know what kind of person I am. I really didn’t mean any harm. I think Susan’s a fantastic singer who deserves all of her success. I’ve been pretty shocked by it all and I really just want it all to stop now. They could have filmed 100 people around me with exactly the same expressions.
The nickname, “the 1.24 girl” refers to how many minutes and seconds into the clip that made Susan a celebrity within 24 hours.
Within days, Jennifer’s Facebook was bombarded by messages. Her friends recieved threats including, “That wee bitch will burn in hell” and, “Anyone smacked the bitch yet?”
Jennifer continued:
Going to the BGT auditions was supposed to be a great night out with pals. I can’t believe how it all turned out. What really bothers me is how the production company only kept in that split-second shot of me when there were hundreds of other people doing exactly the same thing. The moment Susan started to sing I did what everyone else in the audience did. I jumped to my feet and started cheering because her voice was so unbelievable.
Jennifer mentioned that at last minute, staff asked if she wanted to be near a camera. She said that even though they were close to a camera, they soon forget because her and her friends were having a good time.
What really annoys me is that the producers didn’t show me when I was up clapping and cheering Susan. It looks as though I didn’t appreciate her, which is not true.
Talking about how stunned she was when it was aired on April 11th 2009:
We were all sitting watching it and then suddenly my face popped up. I couldn’t believe it. All my pals started texting saying they’d seen me. But even then I said to my mum, ‘Why did they show me looking like that?’
Within a few days people started messaging me on the internet with some really nasty stuff. They were saying things like, ‘Let’s get the bitch’, and, ‘We’ll hunt her down and slap her’. It was really upsetting to see such horrible things being said about you. Over the weeks and months it got worse and worse. One day I was on the train and somebody recognised me and started to try to film me on their mobile phone.
Jennifer talks about how Sharon Osbourne escaped backlash after apologizing for saying Susan was ugly.
It’s pretty shocking when you see the really horrible stuff she said and she escaped with a quick apology.
Susan has also commented on Jennifer’s reaction:
Leave the poor girl alone. She had the same reaction as the judges and everyone else and she doesn’t deserve to be singled out.
Jennifer says:
It really meant a lot when Susan defended me. At least she’s knows I’m a big fan.
She finally concluded:
I’ve applied for tickets for the auditions in Glasgow again next year but I won’t be sitting anywhere near any cameras!
Simon Cowell’s company, Syco, have said they want Jennifer to appear in an documentary about Susan’s rise to fame, but Jennifer isn’t keen as she thinks they could edit it again and make her look bad.
It was confirmed on tonight’s X Factor that Susan Boyle – along with Mariah Carey – will be performing on The X Factor next Sunday night to promote her debut album which is released the following day.
Susan Boyle will be appearing on the very stage where she did her finals all those months ago (half a year!) as part of a series of celebrity guests to appear on the Sunday night show.
An interesting video has popped up on Susan Boyle’s official YouTube page which basically explains her life from the moment she auditioned at Britain’s Got Talent, right up to recording her album.
You can buy her album from here if you live in the UK, or here if you’re in the US.
In other news, this is the 50th post on this site since it started on April 14th 2009! Thanks to all those who come here and read news
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