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SuBo 'gobsmacked' to meet idol Elaine Paige

Updated 13:46pm on 23 Jul 2009


This is the emotional moment singing sensation Susan Boyle finally met her idol Elaine Paige.

She dreamed a dream: Ellen Paige, right, surprised fan SuBo, left, on a US TV show

The Britain's Got Talent singer looked shocked when Broadway star Paige surprised her on America's Today Show.

Thrill: SuBo's shock when Elaine Paige greeted her

When Paige walked out on the set to greet her, SuBo, 48, gasped: “Oh, my God! Gosh, it's a thrill for me to meet you, because I have been wanting to for some time.”

Boyle, who shot to fame after singing I Dreamed A Dream on BGT, said she was “absolutely gobsmacked” to meet Paige, who said Boyle had “captured the imagination of the world”.

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A nice celeb story for a change.
Genuine celebs.
But SuBo? Come on you guys at the London Evening standard.
You are dropping your standard.!!

- Don, Auckland, New Zealand, 24/07/2009 22:05
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cant stand her. please get rid of her asap.

- Anna Lang, london, 24/07/2009 19:55
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what idiot started calling Susan Boyle SuBo - someone too lazy to type or call someone by their actual name?

- Kaye London, london, 24/07/2009 12:45
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