Michael Parkinson has spoken out about the fate of Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle. The former chat show host says that is it hardly surprising that Susan has ended up in The Priory and wonders if she is happier now than she was when she first entered the show.

He wrote on his personal blog: ‘Susan Boyle’s reaction to not winning Britain’s Got Talent was predictable.

‘To go from a quiet life as a church volunteer in a small town in Scotland to international fame would be tough for anyone to cope with.

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Sir Michael Parkinson has described Big Brother as “the modern version of Bedlam”.

The former chat show host also blasted The Apprentice and Sir Alan Sugar’s attitude to his candidates.

“I object to the exploitation of the underclass in shows like Big Brother,” he told The Observer. “It is the modern version of Bedlam, where you pay to see the poor benighted people making asses of themselves.”

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