Susan Boyle stirs some cat-roversy. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty
Why so catty, Simon?
It's not her fault that the world has become obsessed with all things Susan... including her cat.
The 47 year-old Scottish spinster -- who jokes that she's "never been kissed" and lives alone with her cat -- stunned Simon and the other judges on "Britain's Got Talent" with her show-stopping rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" earlier this month. Since then, online videos of Boyle singing have amassed over 100 million eye-popping page views. She's been spoofed by Jay Leno and interviewed on Larry King.
Since fans now know everything about Boyle, their obsession has moved on to her cat, with bloggers searching for a photo of Pebbles and drawing oil paintings of Boyle and a feline companion. One reporter asked Boyle how Pebbles was reacting to all the new-found stardom. "She reacted the usual cat way," Boyle said. "She wanted to be petted."
And that's not all. You may soon be seeing Boyle and Pebbles in a PETA ad. PETA Europe has approached the newly famous songbird about starring with her cat in an ad called "Bring Harmony to a Cat's Life."
It's all too much for Simon, who has some words of advice for Boyle. "Get yourself together, sweetheart, for the big one -- the semi-final," the prickly judge told her.
Will you be rooting for Boyle when she sings again on May 23?
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You're right!!! Why is Simon getting sick of the whole thing? He can just NOT read the papers or look her up online, duh! And that goes to all of you anti-Susan. You D-O-N-T H-A-V-E T-O R-E-A-D or L-I-S-T-E-N ABOUT SUSAN BOYLE. Any elementary kid or rocket scientist can tell you that. There are so many headliners everyday, you have the prerogative to skip all things Susan. Get yourself together Simon!! You don't talk to Susan like that!!
To Susan Boyle, you go girl- I like my cats (had a dog) much better then people any day. why is she a Spinster b/c at 47 never married, -what do they call guys at that age who never married-?? got a few choice words for them. Stick to your Cats, never a complaint, like a man..Carol
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Being a cat lover, I admit that I have wondered how Pebbles is dealing with all the attention around Susan's home [as well as her neighbors] and what Susan will do with her cat when she starts traveling more and more. If Susan is like me, her cat is like a surrogate child, and they will both miss each other very much when not together. It would defilnitely be a dilemma if I were in her position because most cats don't travel as well as dogs. I guess some people, like Simon, wouldn't understand such love and devotion.