Elaine Page has publicly apologized to Susan Boyle for the remarks she made a couple of weeks ago about her.

Whether it was because of her popularity dropping or because she sincerely believes her comments were taken out of contetx, Elaine Paige has apologized to Susan Boyle saying that she never inteded to talk the popular singer down, but the way she wast taken to worldwide stardom by the Britain’s Got Talet show producers. One way or the other, she says she does admire Susan Boyle very much and hopes the singer can forgive her.

In declarations made to the Daily Mail last night Elaine Paige says:

‘I wasn’t referring to Susan herself; I was referring to the speed of her fame spreading as fast as a worldwide viral marketing campaign.’

‘I am a huge supporter of Susan Boyle and admire what she has achieved.

And then she talks about her own experience when she became famous overnight due to the success of Evita

‘I have always said it’s very hard for someone to be fast-tracked to stardom without any prior experience – I know this as it happened to me when ‘Evita’ opened and I found it extremely difficult in the beginning.

‘Today, of course, it’s much harder with the phenomenon of the internet – Facebook, YouTube etc – it seems it only takes minutes for fame to spread around the world – and that’s why I used the word ‘virus’!

Susan Boyle’s CD has sold a whooping figure of 8 million worldwide, setting records around the world and being one of the best selling female albums in the last years, a moving story of a struggling lady that fought for her dream until it became true that has touched millions around the world, especially the American public, where Susan’s Popularity doesn’t seem to wane.

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