Simon Cowell offers advice to Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent

Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent

Simon Cowell gave a pep talk to troubled Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle this week, it has emerged.

The show’s judge was reportedly concerned for Boyle after the 48-year-old became “distraught” over the negative press she has received in recent days.

A show insider told the Daily Star: “Simon turned up to see Susan and made the whole thing very low key. She was thrilled to see him. He’s been seriously worried about her, especially in the past few days.

“It’s what any boss would do. He just had a cosy chat with her and made her laugh and assured her everything would be fine and that she needed to blot out all the silliness of this week and just focus on her performance. She’s a lot calmer now and she’s told him that she’s definitely going to be on that stage.”

Cowell confirmed: “This is like a soap opera. I have never known anything like this in my whole career. It’s crazy.”