Morgan: 'Boyle was extremely nervous'

Piers Morgan has said that Susan Boyle was extremely nervous before she pre-recorded her live rendition of 'Wild Horses' for last month's America's Got Talent final.

The show judge told The Mail On Sunday that Sharon Osbourne helped calm Boyle down before the performance.

Morgan said: "Susan, despite what some people seem to think, is a very funny, quick-witted lady. But like a lot of performers, she gets incredibly nervous before big performances. And she was today.

"'It's a bit daunting,' she admitted, 'thinking of so many people watching me sing here for the first time'.'Barbra Streisand apparently throws up before every show,' I reassured her."

He continued: "Later her nerves worsened, so Sharon Osbourne went up and calmed her down brilliantly. 'What did you say?' I asked.

"[Sharon told me], 'I just looked her in the eye and said - Susan, you're a winner, not a loser, and you're a fighter like me, so get out there and show them all what you can do!'"

Morgan concluded: "In the end, none of us needed to worry about Susan Boyle. From the moment the studio lights dimmed and she walked out to the microphone, the place erupted.

"And her rendition of the Rolling Stones' 'Wild Horses' was so technically perfect, and so hauntingly beautiful, that it gave me the chills."