Susan was joined by friends for her 64th birthday bash in West Lothian last week and reflected on life since she shot to fame.

Susan Boyle joked that she would have had to call the fire brigade if there had been the right amount of candles on her birthday cake.

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The star – who is also celebrating 10 years of being in the public eye since shooting to fame on Britain’s Got Talent – was joined by friends for her 58th birthday bash last week.

Susan went for a special lunch near her home in Blackburn, West Lothian.

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She said: “I had a lovely birthday and was thoroughly spoilt by my friends.

“I got some lovely gifts, including a hamper of spa products, which is perfect for my new bathroom.

“I went out for a lunch and had a surprise birthday cake. Thank goodness they didn’t put 58 candles on it or we’d have been joined by the fire brigade.

“It was a great day and I felt very happy and loved by friends, family and, of course, my wonderful fans, who sent me cards, messages and gifts wishing me a happy birthday.”

 


Susan with friend and PA Geraldine(Image: Daily Record)

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Music mogul Simon Cowell told last week how he gave the singer a pep talk in the week before the 2009 BGT final.

But Susan said she is older and wiser now – and she wishes she hadn’t worried as much when she was younger.

She said: “As for what I would tell my younger self, it would be not to worry and enjoy every moment and experience that comes my way.”

Susan, who has previously credited Simon as being the best boss ever, added: “I’m looking forward to the next week celebrating 10 years since my first BGT audition – and what a wonderful 10 years it has been.”

Simon revealed on TV show Lorraine that he gave Susan a pep talk on how to deal with her fame as the pressure of the competition piled up back in 2009. The 59-year-old BGT judge said: “In the lead up to the week of the final, we sat down with her and her friends. We said, ‘Look, if it’s too stressful, because it’s all over the media’… She said it was fine, she was going to do it.

 

“And I’m thinking, ‘Fine, she’s going to win’. And I’ll never forget it when they said, ‘The winner is Diversity’.

“I was on that stage in under 20 seconds saying into her ear, ‘We’ve got an album deal’.”

Simon said that from that moment on it was up to Susan when she wanted to make an album – and he insisted that she was “part of the family” now.