Susan Boyle Suffered Stroke Which Made Her Face Droop – She’s Finally Seen Singing in Public after Learning to Speak Again

• Susan Boyle appeared on Britain’s Got Talent 14 years after she stunned the world with the song “I Dreamed A Dream.”
• Boyle’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent was her first public appearance since she suffered a stroke in 2022.
• Boyle came into the limelight when she auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent, and her appearance on the show snowballed into a successful music career.

Susan Boyle reappeared after a long break on the June 4, 2023, finale of Britain’s Got Talent. The singer made a surprise return and performed the song “I Dreamed A Dream” from “Les Miserables.”

Boyle, who first appeared on Britain’s Got Talent in 2009, said it felt good to be back. The audience applauded and were happy as Boyle sang the song that put her on the map.

The singer performed alongside members of the musical’s West End cast and was commended by the judges for her rare reappearance.

Boyle looked gorgeous while performing. She wore a blue gown, and her blonde hair was impeccably styled to part in the middle and rest on her shoulders in tiny curls.

The singer’s voice stunned the audience as it did in 2009. She had lost none of her extraordinary stage control and amazing vocals that the audience celebrated as she performed.

After performing, Britain’s Got Talent hosts Dec Donnelly and Ant McPartlin asked Boyle how it felt to be back on the show.

The singer responded, “It is extra special for me actually because last April there, I suffered a minor stroke, and I thought it would be crazy to be back on stage, and I have done it!”

Boyle said the journey back to the spotlight wasn’t easy as she had to fight so hard to get back on stage. “And I have done it,” she added.

The singer noted that her stroke was minor, but it had great effects because it left her speech almost unintelligible. She had to learn how to speak clearly again and got intensive vocal coaching so that she could sing.

According to a source, Boyle had a stroke on April 2022. Her personal assistant Geraldine said goodnight to her on the stroke’s eve and left. However, the next morning, when Geraldine came back to the singer’s house in Blackburn West Lothian, she knew something was wrong.

The audience, and judges, Amanda Holden, Piers Morgan, and Simon Cowell, had already dismissed Boyle due to her awkward appearance.

Geraldine, who often went to breakfast with Boyle, took the singer to the hospital. The source revealed that the singer was able to walk:

“…but had a dropped face and was slurring her words. She was capable of speech, but it was hard to work out what she was saying.”

The “Stand By Me” hitmaker had to spend over a year working on her slurred speech so that she could be able to speak again. She also worked on her drooped face as she was left with significant muscular weakness down one side.

After her stroke, people were worried that the singer, who had sold over 25 million albums in her career, might not sing again.

However, the private speech therapist she hired after she left the hospital helped her get to where she is today. Boyle has been seeing the private speech therapist a few times a week, doing homework in between their visits, and working with her regular vocal coach. The source added:

“She has worked very hard to get to the point where she could perform last night, although we are not quite back to the point she was before the stroke.”

Her management team is also wary and ensures her engagements are paced because the singer’s first stroke puts her at risk of suffering a second one. However, Boyle is positive and believes she will be performing more again.

The source said the “Memory” singer hopes to go on a tour probably in 2024. Her last tour was in March 2020, just before the pandemic lockdown.

After Boyle revealed she had a stroke on stage at Britain’s Got Talent, McPartlin said, “Did you? We’re sorry to hear that, you’re very brave! Simon, lovely to see her back on stage, isn’t it.” Simon responded:

“Unbelievable, Susan, we owe you so much, and I knew you weren’t well, but if anyone was going to come back, you were going to come back because we wouldn’t be the same without you! You are amazing.”

Donnelly said it was great to see Boyle again and to have her back home. It is on the same stage that Boyle propelled her career to become an amazing singer.

Britain’s Got Talent introduced Boyle to the world on April 11, 2009. The singer auditioned on the show with her rendition of Les Miserables’ “I Dreamed A Dream.”

The 62-year-old made it to the finals of the show, but she missed the top prize, which went to the dance group “Diversity.”

Despite losing to the dance group, Boyle won in a different way as she became popular, and her story captivated fans globally.

Her appearance on Britain’s Got Talent developed her music career, and so far, she has sold millions of albums and had two Grammy nominations.

During her audition, Boyle told the audience and judges that she was a 47-year-old unemployed charity worker. She added that she lived in a rural area in the Scottish district of West Lothian.

At that time, Boyle, who lived alone with a cat as her only company, confessed that she had never been kissed. Boyle looked odd at the audition, but she soon stunned the audience with her angelic singing voice.

The audience, and judges, Amanda Holden, Piers Morgan, and Simon Cowell, had already dismissed Boyle due to her awkward appearance. However, by the time she ended her performance, the audience was on their feet applauding, and the judges were all smiles.

Morgan noted that Boyle’s performance had stunned him and a great surprise, while Holden admitted that she didn’t expect much from her at the beginning, but in the end, she felt it was a complete privilege listening to Boyle.

Boyle became a hit overnight, her performance was viewed by millions within 24 hours, and legends like Oprah Winfrey invited the singer to their shows.

The “Unchained Melody” singer’s success went beyond the talent show, she released her first album, “I Dreamed A Dream,” in November 2009. The album became the biggest first-week sales for a debut album in the UK in 2009. In the US, it became the second best-selling album in 2009.

Boyle said her success story is for those who don’t have the confidence to do things and those who don’t have a voice. More than a decade after her introduction to the world, she continues being a champion to individuals people intend to ignore.