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Paul Henry sorry for calling Susan Boyle retarded

Magnificent: Susan Boyle performed a triumphant new version of I Dreamed a Dream at the final but it was not quite enough to win the public vote for the top prize

Paul Henry a high-profile New Zealand television presenter has branded singing sensation Susan Boyle a “retard”.

The state-owned “Television New Zealand” presenter has been force to apologise after receiving a flood of complaints about the incidental. Paul later went on to say he never intended to offend people with disabilities.

“I am sorry that some people have taken what I said in a way that I never intended,” Henry said.

On the show Paul quoted a article in which it said Susan Boyle was “starved of oxygen at birth and suffered an intellectual disability”.

“If you look at her carefully, you can make it out,” Henry told viewers.

“Here’s the really interesting revelation: she is in fact retarded.”

Anthony Flannery is in charge of Television New Zealand’s news and current affairs, stated “Paul’s comment had overstepped the mark and we apologise to those who were hurt and distressed by it”.

“I Dreamed A Dream” rocketed to the number one spot and became the best-selling debut album in British chart history this month – not bad for a retard hey Paul and definitely more than you will ever do.

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Paul Potts not competing with Susan Boyle

Paul Potts has insisted that he does not regard Susan Boyle as a rival following her recent success.

Boyle has secured a strong international fanbase since making her debut on Britain’s Got Talent in April, mirroring Potts’s own experience on the ITV1 programme’s first series in 2007.

The Scottish singer is expected to soon join Potts on Simon Cowell’s record label, however the show’s original winner does not believe that they are in competition.

Speaking to Seven magazine, he explained: “We sing different styles of music. And one’s a male voice and one’s a female voice, and that makes a difference.”

Potts also revealed that he has become more ambitious since making his TV debut two years ago.

He commented: “It’s good to get a day off occasionally. But when you’re in the market, you think: ‘What could I be doing with today to become even more successful?’ You think: ‘Just get me some work. Get me a performance on a channel’. You don’t get too many opportunities and you have to grab each one, because I have to be a success if I’m going to continue to do this.”

Potts released his second album Passione earlier this month.

Mariah Carey Susan Boyle

Mariah Carey Feels Sorry For Su-Bo

Susan Boyle can add pop superstar Mariah Carey to her list of famous friends after the diva (Mariah, not Su-Bo) insisted she’s not surprised the Scottish singing sensation is freaked out by her sudden rise to stardom.

Boyle became an international star overnight when she showed off her singing skills on U.K. TV show Britain’s Got Talent, but the instant interest became too much for the spinster to handle – she checked into a mental health clinic after her final appearance on the show.

Carey, who herself suffered a physical and emotional breakdown in 2001, is far from surprised. She says, “I feel bad for her… We build people up so quickly now that of course it’s going to freak some people out. It’s difficult. It’s got to be tough.”

Susan Boyle feeling much better

Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent

Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle is “feeling much better” after seeking medical treatment for exhaustion following the intense finale of U.K. reality show Britain’s Got Talent.

The star, who took the world by storm with her extensive vocal range, checked herself into the Priory Hospital in London last weekend  after finishing second on the TV programme last Saturday.

She has since recovered and left the mental health facility on Thursday

And her brother Gerry Boyle has assured fans she’s fit and well – and is now focusing on her future in the music industry.

He tells People.com, “As far as I can tell she is absolutely fine. I believe she is with the musical people at a flat  in central London. The conversation has now moved on from the Priory to talk about her musical career. She is feeling much better”.

Susan Boyle to sing at Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher wedding anniversary

DEMI MOORE is reportedly set to offer Scottish singing sensation SUSAN BOYLE $45,000 (£30,000) to sing at her and ASHTON KUTCHER’s wedding anniversary later this year (09).

Moore and her actor husband became fans of Boyle following her performance on U.K. show Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year (Apr09).

The unlikely superstar came second in the season finale on Saturday night (30May09) and was subsequently admitted to a rehabilitation clinic suffering from exhaustion after her meteoric rise to fame.

She was released from the London unit on Thursday (04Jun09) – and Moore and Kutcher have approached her to perform at a party in September (09) to mark their fourth wedding anninversary, according to British newspaper the Daily Mirror.

A source tells the publication, “Demi and Ashton think Susan is absolutely brilliant, in a fantastically unique and kitsch way.

?Demi joked to Ashton about booking Susan to sing for him. She wanted her to lift up her skirt and flash her knee, the way she did with Piers Morgan.

?And Demi has teased Ashton that Susan would eat him alive. The idea is a cocktail party at home in Los Angeles, the highlight being Susan singing.”

Susan Boyle upset over pet cat

Boyle’s cat could visit her in The Priory

Susan Boyle and Pebbles

SINGING sensation Susan Boyle could have visits from her cat as she continues to battle exhaustion in The Priory.

Britain’s Got Talent chiefs want to surprise the singer by reuniting Susan Boyle, 48, with her beloved cat Pebbles.

Susan Boyle’s anxiety at being apart from Pebbles is said to have contributed to her problems.

Shortly before Susan Boyle was admitted to The Priory, in north London, she was mumbling about the cat.

Pebbles could be flown to The Priory, but if doctors don’t allow the cat to visit, Susan Boyle could be flown to Scotland.

Gordon Brown checks in on Susan Boyle

Gorden Brown trying to sing like Susan Boyle

BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he has spoken to judges of talent show Britain’s Got Talent to check on contestant Susan Boyle.

Allies of singing sensation Boyle rallied round as it emerged she was rushed to a London clinic with exhaustion and possible mental health problems soon after a shock defeat.

Boyle, whose frumpy appearance hid a soaring voice which made her a global star, was taken by ambulance to the Priory Clinic in north London on Sunday accompanied by paramedics and police after acting strangely at her hotel, The Sun newspaper reported.

The news came hot on the heels of her surprise defeat late on Saturday in the final of the Britain’s Got Talent television show, when she was voted into second place by the public behind urban dance troupe Diversity.

In a sign of how big the story has become, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he had spoken to the show’s judges about Boyle because he “wanted to be sure that she was OK”, he told ITV television on Monday.

“Britain’s Got Talent” judge Piers Morgan said Boyle was “essentially fine” and predicted she would bounce back for a successful career after some rest and recuperation.

“I believe she’s going to have a few days of rest, get better, get her energy back, get some sleep, eat properly again and then live her real dream,” he told Sky News television.

“I think that Susan will get back soon and get into a studio and record an album that I would imagine in the next few months is going to be one of the biggest selling albums of the year.

“That will be the real Susan Boyle fairytale.”

The Priory, which says on its website it specialises “in the treatment of mental health problems”, said it did not comment on individual cases.

It is part of an exclusive chain of private clinics known for treating troubled performers including Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty.

Asked about the reports, a Scotland Yard spokesman said police were called to a hotel at 6pm on Sunday “to doctors assessing a woman under the Mental Health Act”. They did not confirm her identity in line with policy.

‘Susan Boyle in four-letter rant at cops’

Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent

BRITAIN’S Got Talent singing sensation Susan Boyle shocked fans when she turned the air blue during a four-letter rant at cops, it was claimed today.

It was alleged the Scottish Britain’s Got Talent contestant unleashed a volley of abuse at officers who stepped in to diffuse a row at a north London hotel.

Reports claim Susan was intentionally wound up by two men.

And onlookers said they were left stunned as 48-year-old Susan launched a scathing attack on the men.

But when police intervened, the Britain’s Got Talent star allegedly unleashed a volley of abuse before bursting into tears.

It was claimed Susan, the fans’ favourite, from Blackburn, West Lothian, stormed out of the hotel before arguing with police in the car park for several minutes.

Britain’s Got Talent contestants have been staying with friends, family and the production team at the Wembley Plaza Hotel.

It was understood hundreds of people were in the hotel foyer at the time of the alleged incident.

And Paisley McHugh who originally comes from Aberdeen’s Bridge of Don area, is gearing up for her chance to battle for a place in the final with her band Brit Chix.