Simon Cowell Claims He Was More 'Horrible' To Susan Boyle Than BGT Viewers Ever Saw

The TV mogul has admitted that he and his fellow judges looked "disgusting" in the footage – but the reality was apparently "even worse".

More than 15 years ago, Susan Boyle’s Britain’s Got Talent audition became a global news story and a viral sensation in the early years of social media.

Back in 2009, Susan’s performance of I Dreamed A Dream for BGT judges Piers Morgan, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell put her in front of a global audience, changing her life in the process.

What made the clip hit all the harder was the fact that both the judging panel and studio audience were so dismissive of the future........

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