Susan Boyle reunited with her pet cat

SUSAN BOYLE was finally reunited with her pet cat yesterday.

The Britain’s Got Talent runner-up flew back to Scotland on Saturday after recovering sufficiently to leave the clinic where she had been treated for stress.

But instead of going to her West Lothian home, minders from the TV show had arranged a secret hideaway for the star to continue her recuperation.

Yesterday, one of them turned up at her house in Blackburn to pick up Susan’s beloved Pebbles.

He ferried the pet in an animal transportation box into his car before driving her to the reunion with Susan.

A neighbour said: “Susan loves her cat and can’t be without it for long.

“I’m not surprised she was desperate to see Pebbles, she must have been missing it terribly.”

Her nephew, who arrived at the house expecting her to be there, said: “I thought she was coming back here today but there’s no sign of her.

“I do know that she’s doing fine and she’s back to normal.

“We’re hoping to see her soon and we hope things can settle down a bit.”

Susan’s reunion with Pebbles came after earlier plans to take the cat to London were set aside.

Britain’s Got Talent bosses originally planned to surprise the fragile singer by taking Pebbles to the Priory clinic where she was being treated.

She had been admitted to the north London clinic with exhaustion after suffering a breakdown following the show’s grand final on May 30.

She lost the public vote to dance troupe Diversity and broke down hours later in her hotel room.

Susan is now being tipped as Britain’s answer to US chat show queen Oprah Winfrey.

Singer Sinitta said: “I think she’s become so big, she’ll become the British Oprah because I think she’s the voice of the people.

“She’s like a proper British woman who is in touch with other people.

“I can imagine people phoning her and being comfortable opening their hearts to her.”