Britain`s Got Talent star Susan Boyle will remain the celebrity rehab unit The Priory for a few days under the care of doctors.
The lady who became an instant celebrity on the reality show less than two months ago collapsed at a London hotel on Sunday night.A spokesperson for the TV network later said she was “exhausted and drained emotionally”.
Police were called to the central London hotel at around 6pm on Sunday where Boyle was assessed under the Mental Health Act.
She voluntarily agreed to go to the rehab centre and was taken away by ambulance.
Questions are now being asked about the procedure for allowing people on the show but an ITV person said, "It is a talent show at the end of the day and people are auditioning on their talent merits. There is no formal psychological testing at the beginning of the show. Compared with something like Big Brother, where you are looking at people going into a house for three months, the people on Britain's Got Talent have three or four performances maximum and spend only seven to 10 days in a hotel for the semi-finals and final. It is a very different scenario.
"But because of the level of media attention and the speed with which this has become a global phenomenon, we will be reviewing all of our policies and in relation to psychological assessment."
Susan’t brother Gerry told The Guardian, "She's at the Priory talking to people there about how she feels and where she goes from here," he said. "She sounded a bit happier, she sounded a bit more like herself, but certainly a bit more rested.
"She's been on a tremendous rollercoaster. There's been an enormous amount of media speculation and intense activity. She's not used to that. She's coming to terms with that now that she's no longer an anonymous face.
"I think what led up to it was the build-up to the show and just psyching herself up for that and then wondering after the show, 'Where do I go now?'"
Judge Piers Morgan commented "It is probably a good thing all round that Susan didn't win and can be under the radar for a bit. It is not a very serious matter, she is just exhausted and needs some rest."
Boyle’s problem even promoted a comment from the UK Prime Minister. "I hope Susan Boyle is OK because she is a really, really nice person and I think she will do well," Gordon Brown said.
She will spend the next few days at The Priory and then start work on her first album.
