Well that was fast!
After making some pretty harsh remarks about the Scottish sensation sweeping the nation, Susan Boyle, it appears that Elaine Paige wants to lie through her dentures clarify about what really was said.
A rep for the singer has released this statement.
“I was dismayed to read the remarks attributed to me today in the Daily Mail which were incomplete and misinterpreted.
I am a huge supporter of Susan Boyle and admire what she has achieved; she has handled the extraordinary situation of being catapulted to worldwide stardom with tremendous strength, charm and dignity and I thoroughly enjoyed working with her on the ITV special we recorded together only last month.
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’! 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.”
Psssh! Yeah RIGHT. We’re sure there were no double meanings behind that ‘virus’ crack. Just be glad you’re getting as much publicity as you are over this.
We’re gonna call Team SuBo on this one, folks. She might be crazy, but it’s the fun kind we think is HIGHlarious. Elaine Paige just kind of comes off as a bitter old fart.
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