If she were not fat, ugly and middle aged.......

[seepinglumpymammaries]

Susan Boyle would have got nowhere as she would have no novelty value. Sorry.

[GooseyLoosey]

Same really with Ann Widdecombe and her new found dancing career.

[sparkle12mar08]

If you weren't rude, obnoxious and ignorant neither would you...

[seepinglumpymammaries]

except Anne W is at least funny

[TattyDevine]

She has totally sorted her eyebrows out though hasn't she. Didn't realise till I saw that clip of Britain's Got Talent yet again. Usually I'm so dazzled by Amanda Holden's fillings/armpits I dont notice.

[Alouiseg]

I think you're spot on actually, it was the novelty factor of a frumpy old woman singing incredibly well that amazed most people.

There are plenty of incredible backing singers around who'll never get any where near the level of stardom that SB has.

We all love a happy ending.

[coatgate]

Agree - I don't think her voice is that special, and it is not as if she writes her own stuff. Surely it is not just the way she looks though, it is the way she is.

[bigchris]

I loved her perfect day on cin

[TattyDevine]

Yes its sort of a bit "rags to riches" isn't it which people love.

[seepinglumpymammaries]

I really think that people are sold on the novelty value (a bit like a socially acceptable freak show) rather than her personality or (limited)musical ability

[Rockbird]

Nice. She's a normal looking middle aged woman. Put your picture up and we'll all have a look at you. FFS.

[gorionine]

I agree with Jajas, it seems that any excuse to put someone down is fine.

[TheEvilDead2]

This is pretty mean spirited. And tbf the VAST fucking majority of pop singers (possibly all at the moment) would be no where near the charts if not for their looks. Good, bad or "wacky"

[MrsFlittersnoop]

Utter bollox.

Ever taken a close look at some of the world's greatest opera singers?

Being a plain, overweight middle-aged woman has never been an issue in a purely meritocratic musical environment where the only thing that counts is TALENT.

[MrsFlittersnoop]

And skill of course. Years and years of training. Unlike the crap reality TV fantasy world where everyone is a potential winner.

[GypsyMoth]

ugh.....horrible

[Ormirian]

Well my response to that is 'and?'.

She can sing. At least as well as most of the people on these shows. So all in all I think it's a good thing that she isn't all air-brushed perfection.

[faverolles]

If the judges on BGT had listened to her with their eyes shut, she wouldn't have got through.
I don't mean that to be mean at all. I am far fatter and uglier. She's got an ok voice, but IMO it's not good enough to have taken her where she is now.
Her performance on CIN was awful. She was out of tune and badly out of time. She and the choir behind her might have well have been singing different songs.

I don't dislike her at all, and think there are some unnecessarily unkind comments about her, but there's certainly nothing special about her.

[MardyBra]

I'm fat and ugly big built and nothing special and can sing reasonably well. Maybe there's hope for me yet .

[wotnochocs]

' Same really with Ann Widdecombe and her new found dancing career.'



Ann widdecombe has been an MP for about 25 years ago and has been a cabinet minister.She has done loads of TV work and is very witty, as well as being a newspaper columnist.I don't think it is come dancing which has catapulted her to celebrity status

[MardyBra]

But she probably wouldn't have progressed so far in the competition if her appearance and demeanour weren't quite so amusing to some people (although personally I think the joke is wearing somewhat thin)

[nikki1978]

I did one of those "Which sleb do you look like" apps on the iphone and got Ann Widdecombe! My friends pissed themselves laughing. Pic is on my profile - I really don't think I look like her!

[booyhoo]

susan boyle has an absoloutely amazing voice. regardless of appearnace i think she would have got just as far as she did. her voice is what people listen to when they buy the music.