Susan Boyle is no doubt one of the biggest names to come out of Simon Cowell's Britain's Got Talent competition.
The Scottish singer stole the hearts of viewers as she wowed them with her powerful voice in the 2009 edition of the contest.
But despite her meteoric rise to fame, the 62-year-old has managed to keep her private life largely out of the public eye - and that includes her love life.
The I Dreamed A Dream singer celebrated her birthday at the start of the month and was pictured in a rare snap at the Knock House Hotel in Ireland.
It wasn't clear if she is currently dating, but she has continued to keep any romantic connections away from the spotlight she receives.
Susan once admitted it wasn't "serious at the moment" with an American doctor and didn't feel it was fair on him to put his life story out for all to see, but the pair have been rumoured to enjoy each other's company.
Speaking to The Mirror in 2016 she joked: "I will send him a picture of my weight loss – if he’s a good boy! I do enjoy male companionship."
And she also opened up on her dreams of adopting a child one day after saying not having children of her own was her "biggest regret".
Speaking in another interview with Lady Magazine she explained how she would be the perfect choice to be a foster mum, but wasn't allowed.
She revealed: "I've a lovely house, why not share it? I love children.
"I've never had any of my own, that's my biggest regret."
Away from her love life, Susan has had several more brushes with fame in the decade that followed her sensational BGT audition.
As well as releasing an album a year between 2011 and 2014, she also appeared on America’s Got Talent: The Champions in 2019.
She has opted to remain living in Scotland, once admitting there was no place like home as she decided to keep her ex-council property in Blackburn, West Lothian, where she grew up.
The singer is said to still be an active member of her local church and is regularly spotted by residents on the streets of her home town.
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