LONDON — Susan Boyle is getting better after an anxiety attack caused by the pressures of her overnight fame, and celebrity judge Simon Cowell plans to help her launch a professional career, Cowell's spokesman said Tuesday.
The Scottish songbird who finished second in the "Britain's Got Talent" competition landed in a London hospital Sunday night after suffering what one of her brothers described as severe anxiety.
Show judge Amanda Holden and Max Clifford, who represents Cowell, both said Boyle should recover her equilibrium fairly quickly now that she is getting treatment. Holden said Boyle does not have any underlying mental problems.
Clifford said Cowell, the mogul who helped create the show, plans to work with Boyle after she is better to make sure her career gets off to a good start.
"She is recovering well," Clifford told The Associated Press after speaking by telephone to Boyle's two brothers. "They are saying they weren't surprised by what happened, due to the speed of everything that happened, with her getting worldwide fame in seconds. Provided she's given a few days and then allowed to be as normal as possible, she should be fine. All she wants to do is sing."
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