As Susan shot to fame,  Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden vowed she would not have a ‘Hollywood makeover’, stating it would spoil her lovable appeal.

Now it seems Susan Boyle has had plans of her own if these photos from the U.S. fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar are anything to go by.

Susan wears a variety of designer outfits for the shoot, which was her first since the ITV talent show.

susan boyle make over

Susan Boyle before

Susan Boyle now

A behind the scenes look was broadcast on U.S. TV yesterday 5 August , showing a very delighted Susan announcing she ‘felt like a movie star’.

Unfortunatly Susan will not be on the cover of the magazine, but instead will feature in a large spread inside the September issue entitled Susan Boyle: Unsung Hero.

Smiling Susan said: ‘It really made me feel like a Hollywood actress. Had my hair done up.’

Susan Boyle new image

In April,  Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden dismissed the idea of Susan getting a new look.

‘I won’t let Simon Cowell take her to his dentist and I certainly won’t let her near his hairdresser,’ she said then.

‘She needs to stay exactly as she is because that’s the reason we all love her. She just looks like anybody who could live on your street.

‘The minute we turn her into a glamourpuss is when it’s spoilt. For now we’ll keep her exactly as she is because that’s why we’ve all fallen in love with her.

‘I think it’s the underdog thing.’

Susan Boyle is delighted with her new look

Clearly Susan, and fellow judge / owner of her record label, Simon Cowell, disagree.

Laura Brown, Harper’s Bazaar’s special projects editor was interviewed on NBC‘s Today Show.

‘The idea behind the shoot was a very, very simple one,’ she said.

‘It was to take gorgeous, glamorous and sensitive portraits of her. This was her first magazine photo shoot, so you can’t do too much too soon.’

Susan Boyle seemed to relish the attention

Susan Boyle who as we all know became an overnight sensation when her audition for the show was put on YouTube. Hundreds of millions logging on to watch and here her sing.’She came on to the stage and just transfixed us all,’ said Laura Brown.

‘She’s become a hero to a lot of people with dreams of stardom, or who maybe have a talent but have been too scared to express it.

‘And I think everyone’s heart soared when they saw her sing that day.

‘I think Susan is getting more and more used to being in the spotlight and being on television and being photographed.

Susan Boyle said she enjoyed the attention and her stunning new look

‘Since April, you’ve seen her look just day to day become more polished and refined. And she’s growing in her confidence with what she’ll wear and how she’ll be perceived.

‘She actually did a little bit of moonwalking in her Giuseppe Zanotti heels at one point.

‘What we did on our shoot was give her a little bit of a haircut, and that was it, and a little bit of a curl.

‘And actually the shape of her hair is great. She’s got a really lovely curl to it.

‘So we just tidied it up a little bit and paired it with some natural makeup, and she looked great.’

Susan Boyle having a great time