14 DAY TRIAL // It usually happens that stars who are deemed “accessible” when they first appear in the spotlight, are then brought down and ridiculed by the very media that has put them on the pedestal in the first place. The same goes for “Britain’s Got Talent” sensation, Scottish Susan Boyle, whose recent makeover and obvious intent to be more fashionable has caused an almost instant backlash. Nevertheless, BGT judge Piers Morgan says that the world should just stop fretting about her appearance and focus more on the things that really matter.
In a recent post on his personal blog, the judge on the popular talent competition, who is no stranger to stirring up dirt himself, one might as well add, having worked for News of the World and the Daily Mirror, comes to Boyle’s defense. Enough is enough, Morgan says, and the media should abstain from passing judgment and criticizing so easily, because, this way, it would overlook the essential.
“The Susan Boyle backlash has already started, and pretty unedifying it is too. She’s had a ‘terrible’ makeover, she’s ‘cracking up,’ she ‘lied’ about not being kissed and so on. It’s so typically British to do this, and so utterly pathetic.” Morgan writes on his personal blog. The worst part about this, he says, is that it’s making the public that fell in love with her at first sight forget about what really matters, namely her voice and her lovely way of being.
“Susan is a lovely, decent, church-going, modest and kind woman who is dealing with becoming the hottest star on the planet with remarkable patience and good humor. She is a fabulous advertisement for our country, and her success is a wonderful testament to the powers of persistence, positive thought, and living a dream, however unlikely the chances of realizing it.” Morgan further says. As for those who feel the need to criticize everything she does or doesn’t do, the judge on the talent competition has the best piece of advice: get a life – in more or less words.
“Those who seek to knock her down just when that dream finally comes true in the most sensational fashion possible, are nothing but cruel, heartless toads. They should just all shut up, give Susan a break, and let her enjoy her extraordinary moment in the global spotlight.” Piers Morgan concludes by saying.