Susan Boyle will return to Britain’s Got Talent this week, to mark 10 years since she first left the judges stunned with a rendition of I Dreamed a Dream.
The star – who has gone on to sell over 19 million albums worldwide – will be seen performing the Les Misérables, after filming the segment in January.

Stating that it was “wonderful” to return to where it all began, Susan said: “It was great to see my boss Simon [Cowell], Ant and Dec and of course Amanda [Holden].
“It was a really great experience and of course there was not the pressure of 2009.”
“It was great to see the old faces and also perform for David [Walliams] and Alesha [Dixon], because last time it was Piersy baby that was on the judges panel, and one of the reasons I went to the audition in the first place, I thought Piers [Morgan] was rather special.”
Susan recently took part in the all-star series, America’s Got Talent: The Champions, alongside fellow singer Paul Potts.
Susan made it to the final after receiving the Golden Buzzer from judge Mel B earlier in the series, with her version of The Rolling Stones’ ‘Wild Horses’.
The series was won by magician Shin Lim.
Britain’s Got Talent airs on Saturday at 8pm, on ITV.

Simon Cowell brushed off the controversy, though, insisting: “I see it as a testament to how we are as a country. We want everyone to do well, no matter where they are from. It’s a positive not a negative.”

However, by the time she made it through to the live finals, producers were accused of exploiting a vulnerable woman, with reports repeatedly suggesting she was struggling to cope with the media attention surrounding her.
Writing in the Daily Mail, Simon Cowell has later said: “Looking back on it all, it has become clear to me that we didn't handle the situation with Susan as well as we could have. Yet to be honest, when I analyse exactly what happened, I don't know that I could have done it any differently.”
Although Simon Cowell later allowed her to perform again at the end of the show, it was a memorably uncomfortable moment for BGT viewers, who questioned whether children should be allowed to take part in such a high-pressure competition.
However, David was met with a backlash from viewers when he made the unpopular decision to put through Christian Spridon, after his *ahem* unique take on Tom Jones’s Sex Bomb.

Claiming she was“relieved” to have been let go early, she added: “[Simon] was hours late. We would have to start at 9am and he wouldn't get there until 1pm. It was disrespectful to me, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan. Throughout my career, if I have a call time of 9am, I'll be there at 8.30am ready to go. Simon didn't work like that, it was his party and he did it his way.
“It wasn't what I wanted to do anyway, I wanted to act. So when it didn't work out I wasn't bothered, it meant I could go back to doing what I really wanted to do."

J-Lo later insisted: “I don’t think I’m any racier than any other female pop artist. OK, I’ll wear a sexy outfit, but I think it’s more because my body shape’s a little different to other body shapes, so that’s not very fair.”


Eventually, the company issued a statement, insisting: “There has been speculation on the internet that Britain's Got Talent finalist Ronan Parke was known to and worked with Syco/Sony Music before entering the show. There is no truth in this story whatsoever. Ronan first came to Syco/Sony's attention when he entered this year's competition.”
Simon also addressed the controversy live on air, claiming: “There has been an allegation made in the papers - not in the papers actually, on the Internet - that Ronan Parke had a previous recording contract with me, that I’d bet him beforehand, both of which are complete and utter lies. He entered the show of his own accord, he’s 12 years old, this is a deliberate smear campaign.”