Boyle simply exhausted, says Holden

Jun 2 2009

Susan Boyle has "no underlying mental issues" and is simply exhausted, Amanda Holden insisted, as questions were raised about the care given to contestants on Britain's Got Talent.

The 48-year-old, from Blackburn, west Lothian, has been recovering at the Priory clinic in north London after suffering what her brother described as an "anxiety attack" in the wake of her surprise defeat in the Britain's Got Talent final.

Police were called to Boyle's hotel after she began acting strangely, and she was taken to the Priory on Sunday after being assessed under the Mental Health Act.