Susan Boyle Was Never Married But Is Open To Adopting Children

Sep 24, 2021 by apost team

Susan Boyle became an instant sensation after she appeared on the third series of "Britain's Got Talent." Although her television debut aired over a decade ago, Boyle has managed a level of staying power rarely seen by other TV stars. Her performance of the Les Miserables classic "I Dreamed a Dream" has garnered millions of views and admirers, including the hard-to-impress Simon Cowell. Her overnight fame seems very much deserved, and today, she has achieved a singular position as one of the most celebrated singers of the 21st century. 

Today, Boyle lives a comfortable life as a professional singer, with many of her records reaching top positions on the charts and receiving a significant number of accolades for her music. She has also returned to the stage, taking part in "America's Got Talent: The Champions" in 2019.

Even though it seems like her life is a real-life fairytale, Boyle has had her share of difficulties and tragedies as well. It was not easy for her to be taken seriously, and people's snap judgments about her were clear from her first audition. Along with her diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome, she has also faced trouble with public officials and dealt with the deep grief of losing close family members. Though she has never been married, people continue to question her about her personal and romantic life even today.

Over the years, however, Boyle has given some hints about her future plans and personal life. In an interview with the Mirror in 2014, for example, the singing sensation said that she was seriously looking into adopting a child. And later, in 2019, she told The Sun that she might like to foster a child.

Most people are curious to know if Boyle, who likes to keep her personal life as private as possible, has a romantic history and if she wants to have kids. Express reports that in an interview with Lady Magazine, Boyle said about this subject, "If I had a man friend it would be purely platonic — I've been on my own too long now to get married." 

However, Boyle did speak of her romantic life in more detail in the 2020 interview, saying that she hadn't been on a date in six years. When probed further about this in an interview with OK!, she said, "You mean go with fellas? No, youngsters may be able to do it, but I haven't got the time... It is still nice to be asked, though. I had a date in America six years ago, which lasted exactly 45 minutes."

She had spoken about the same subject in the previous interview. "I did have a gentleman friend, a doctor. We went for lunch, but I didn't tell anyone," she continued about the mystery man. "I went for a massage in the spa of a hotel and met a doctor, and then we went out for lunch. I didn't tell anyone, and my team thought I'd been kidnapped."

This was because she had a show later on, and her team panicked, wondering if Boyle would make it back in time. However, despite the nice date, Boyle said, "The guy was nice, but he wasn't for me." Particularly, she found keeping constant contact difficult. "I couldn't be dealing with keeping up with the correspondence," she elaborated.

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Though she is not married or currently in a relationship, Boyle has expressed an interest in having children in the future. In 2019, she spoke to The Sun and said, "When things quieten down a bit I would like to get into fostering. I'm 58, so I've got something to bring my family home to. I've a lovely house, why not share it?" She also said that she regretted not having children. "I've never had any of my own, that's my biggest regret, but I love kids. They're good fun to be with," she said.

Earlier, in 2014, Boyle also told the Mirror that she wanted to adopt a child.

“I want to adopt a child who doesn’t have much, someone who I can really give something to. It’s a way of giving back for me. I have been considering it for about a year now, I love children, I always have but I couldn’t have them,” Boyle told the publication, adding that she was in contact with social services at the time.

“I want to give a youngster what I didn’t have, and now I can do that,” Boyle said.

In any case, family seems to be important to Boyle.

As a child, Boyle shared a very close relationship with her mother, whose death left a deep impact on her. In fact, it is because of her mother that she decided to audition for "Britain's Got Talent" in 2009. "I promised mum, just before she died, that I'd pursue my singing," she told Best magazine, as per The Sun.

As for Boyle’s own plans, the singer, who turned 60 in April, hasn’t revealed whether she still has desires to start a family since her 2014 and 2019 interviews.

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