They sure didn't waste their time with the whole "build em up, tear em down":

Susan Boyle's two reported meltdowns are the fault of an "obsessed global audience holding a magnifying glass over her life", a leading psychologist has said.

The Britain's Got Talent hero reportedly flew into a rage after seeing one of the show's judges praise another contestant for their singing performance.

And she later abused two members of the public who were mocking her, telling them: "How f***** dare you, you can't f***** talk to me like that."

But Boyle's foul-mouthed tantrums are the signs of a woman struggling to cope with rediscovering herself after being thrust onto the world stage, psychologist Robyn Mills told ninemsn.

"Susan is being invaded by people who want to ask questions, she's been humiliated by some and others have mocked her unique look," Dr Mills said.

"The things she would use to keep normal and sane are no longer there."

Dr Mills believes exceptionally high expectations on the 48-year-old Scot may have added to the outbursts.

"Susan is likely to be resenting people for holding her up to such a high standard," Dr Mills said.

"She's a woman with a beautiful voice but people are expecting her to be the whole package… a package that means she must be eloquent, clear and someone who can face the barrage of media."

But the meltdowns are unlikely to affect the public's perception of Boyle.

"The public should reach out to her and if they think she has beautiful voice and deserves to win then they might be more understanding of her reactions, " Dr Mills said.

"She is under enormous pressure."

Boyle's shaky semi-final performance of Memory from the musical Cats was panned by some critics, who questioned where she could cope with her newfound stardom.

Her initial audition, where she rang I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables, has now been watched by more than 100 million people on YouTube.

Boyle is reportedly poised to sign a record deal and may star in an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

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Singing contest sensation Susan Boyle has had her second public blow-up in a day, this time attracting the attention of police after an expletive-fuelled outburst in a London hotel lobby.

The Sun reports the Britain's Got Talent cult hero flew into a rage after two members of the public started mocking her at the Wembley Plaza Hotel.

"How f***** dare you! You can't f***** talk to me like that," she reportedly shot back.

One of two police stationed at the hotel heard the outburst and asked if there was a problem, to which a tearful Boyle allegedly replied: "Of course there's a f***** problem."

She then stormed outside with her entourage and spoke to the officers for several minutes in the hotel car park.

Witnesses say one of the police told Boyle: "You are in the public eye, you must learn to expect this sort of thing."

TV producers ushered Boyle back upstairs when the officers finished speaking to her.

The public wobbly followed an incident earlier in the day where Boyle allegedly swore and gestured at a TV screen in the hotel bar after one of the judges praised her main rival.

Showbiz observers sense a public backlash building against the 48-year-old virgin, who burst into international fame following her rendition of a song from Les Miserables on an earlier episode of the show.

The Sun also reports that Boyle's neighbours in the northern English town of Blackburn refer to her as "Rambo" thanks to her fierce temper.

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She's been "famous" for, what, 3 months now? Already the slanting articles are coming? Are they aware she has a mild disability? That she was provoked?

I really hate the media and their treatment of her has been predictably disgusting. If I read about how her heavenly voice "cancels out" her "odd" looks one more time....

When you see a talented person in the media's eye, there's always a chance for hell to break loose soon if not later. It makes me so angry the way people are treating her already. I mean, wow. I saw a picture of her when things were just beginning and she had this smile on her face so tried and true that her cheeks turned red. Some of the more recent pictures I've seen, well...she looks really tired and sort of sad.

I personally adored her for that beautiful voice and the meek person she appears to be. I'd love to have her sit in my parlor and sing over tea and scones. Now that she's under the media's eyes and the watchers, people are going to start treating her more like some kind of musical machine thing and less of a person. And if she doesn't meet standards, well, all kinds of verbal abuse and so forth is what's going to happen.

This one reporter lady (It was either on Extra or one of those other crappy shows...) had the nerve to call her "frumpy" and called herself turning it around by giving us an update. Of all the words to choose--even after the dadgum "makeover"--(I felt she was beautiful any dang way)she HAD to use that one.

Then Susan goes on another one of those shows. And people friggin' complained because she allegedly didn't bring the fire of her breakthrough performance. JESUS! People want so much from her and soon all this hunger and mistreatment is going to wear her out and we may never hear from her again. And I'll be damned if I don't get to buy a CD with her singing on it. Sister has some lovely chops.

It's sad and sickening how the media and people in general tend to treat celebs.

LadyLuvSexxy said:

People nowadays are too spoiled, they don't want anybody with substance & talent to alienate them even more, they want a jester who reminds them how much of a fuckin' stupid audience they are.

LadyLuvSexxy said:

The media's obsession with her...it's almost as if they get so obsessed with whoever they're reporting on that they get sick of praising them then find bad stuff to make reporting exciting again.

And then there's the public's fascination with laughing at people's shortcomings or downfalls.

I think the whole Susan Boyle mania shows a media/public desperate for a big star but too proud/ignorant to let them shine.

purplesweat said:

that's actually true, when the good news isn't getting the numbers, "get another angle!" Once the public's perception changes, the celeb stays out of the public eye for a bit and the media can later make up a "comeback" for them.