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Susan Boyle Makeover | 08/07/2009 9:30 am

Susan Boyle Gets Glamorous Makeover for Harper's Bazaar Photo Shoot

In her first-ever solo photo shoot, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star talks about how she’s now ready to take the world by storm — one baby step at a time.
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Harper's Bazaar

Susan Boyle hasn’t just gotten a makeover, she’s become a glammed-up fashionista!

The "Britain’s Got Talent" star made headlines for having a great voice, albeit an older, dowdy look. But as celebrity has taken hold, that has all changed. In the September issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine, Boyle looks fabulous in a chic formal dress, as well as everyday dresses — although she says this is not her usual attire at all. She also has a new hairdo! Check out the pictures here. This was Boyle’s first-ever solo photo shoot. The Scottish star also talks about what her life is now like after it was literally turned upside down by overnight fame.

"It does feel unreal," she says. "It will take a bit of adjusting to because I’ve led a sheltered life, I know. I’ve got life experience, but mentally I have to adjust. But it’s all good. All good." Asked by Harper’s Bazaar if she’s glad she auditioned for the show, she says, amazed: "Come on! It goes without saying. Come on now!" And who does she want to meet, if she had choice of any celebrity in the world? Madonna and Donny Osmond!

Boyle now lives in London and is working on an album to be released in November. She had a bit of a rough time dealing with her success right after her rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream" captured hearts around the world. She has entered a world she never thought possible. But now, she’s bravely and confidently putting one foot in front of the other and taking hold of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Congratulations, Susan! 

Read the entire Harper’s Bazaar article here. You can watch video of Boyle’s photo shoot below:

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aud b

eh… i think she should go for more regal and aristocratic then sexy.  Sexy is not her.  She is art personified.  Some of the photos makes me feel like she was being directed in a way that she wasn’t comfortable.

But then again, who wouldn’t kill to be in her shoes right now… ya know?

 

By aud b on 08/08/2009 12:07 am
Chrome Toe
I like the pic of her with her elbows on the table and her hands on her face. She has great expression! Wish someone cared enough about me to let me have a photo shoot for Harpers Bazaar! I am sooooo not photogenic.
By Chrome Toe on 08/08/2009 6:33 pm
starry Nite
What a beautiful voice !!    I think people see other people through the lens of their heart.
By starry Nite on 08/08/2009 11:52 pm
Laura Scott
Susan is definitely one person I would love to know better. I love her attitude. I also liked that they didn’t try to make her look like someone else. I thought she looked lovely…..when she’s smiling, it just shines through. I love it!
By Laura Scott on 08/09/2009 8:47 am
K T
She does look nice and I am happy for her. But so many other people can sing, why is she the one getting all the attention?
By K T on 08/10/2009 10:40 am
mona thalheimer
i am so proud of susan boyle. she looks beautiful and natural.  goooo for it!
By mona thalheimer on 08/10/2009 8:47 pm
Eliese H
Glorious.
By Eliese H on 08/11/2009 1:20 pm
K M

Every time I’m feeling like this world is just too much to take, I go to the Internet and pull up that long 7 minute version of the Britain’s Got Talent show.  Everyone was scoffing and rolling their eyes and she dug deep within herself and wow’d them all.  Most people would probably have run off the stage in tears at the reception she got.

I know all I need or want to know about Susan Boyle from that one video and I play it on continual repeat sometimes just to see her strength and then to close my eyes and feel the power behind her beautiful voice. 

If she never gave the world another thing, that one act of courage, that one song, her enthusiasm, her humor, that was very precious and I embrace that gift with all my heart.

Thank you, Susan Boyle.

By K M on 08/11/2009 5:22 pm
Flo Cross

Just beautiful, from the inside out!

Those Harper’s Bazaar people really know what they’re doing; they seemed to capture the essense of a lovely woman while allowing her to remain close enough to her comfort zone. They just really made her shine.

By Flo Cross on 08/11/2009 6:55 pm