Susan Boyle, the sensational singer who rose to fame in 2009 on Britain's Got Talent, has admitted in a new interview that she has Asperger's Syndrome.
Speaking to The Observer, Boyle - who suffered from learning disabilities as a child due to oxygen deprivation at birth - said she was diagnosed last year by a specialist.
"I have always known that I have had an unfair label put upon me," Boyle told the publication. "Now I have a clearer understanding of what's wrong and I feel relieved and a bit more relaxed about myself."
The 52-year old struggled with the pressure of fame soon after striking it big.
In May of 2009, police actually intervened when she lost it on a couple of fans outside a hotel in London.
But she has managed to sell over 14 million albums in just a few years and recently released her fourth studio album, "Home for Christmas," in time for the holidays.
She told the British newspaper that is grateful to now have a better understanding of her social difficulties.
"I would say I have relationship difficulties, communicative difficulties, which lead to a lot of frustration. If people were a bit more patient, that would help," Boyle said, adding:
"Asperger's doesn't define me. It's a condition that I have to live with and work through, but I fee
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