Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle has revealed that she was bullied at school - and even beaten by teachers ignorant about learning disabilities.

The singer has told how she was hit with a belt every day by teachers and taunted by classmates.

Speaking to the Daily Mirror, 48-year-old Susan said: "You're looking at someone who would get the belt every day... 'Will you shut up, Susan!' - whack!

It seems Sharon Osbourne has felt a pang of guilt after her astonishing attack on Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle last week.

Osbourne, herself a judge on America's Got Talent, had compared the Scot's face to a "slapped a**e" and declared that she had been hit with a "f***ing ugly stick".

Susan Boyle, Britain's Got Talent singing supremo, talks about how fame was like a steam-roller, flattening her.

In a candid interview with the Daily Mail, Susan says that after the show's semi-finals the pressure intensified, with her house hemmed-in by media crews from around the globe.

"It got to the stage where I couldn't even go outside because the media – American television crews too – surrounded the house."

Sharon Osbourne has sparked controversy by saying on a US radio show that Susan Boyle looks like a "slapped ar*e".

She also said SuBo had been hit with a "f***ing ugly stick", so we thought we'd see who you thought was the uglier person.

Vote in our poll, and feel free to leave comments below - but please keep them cleaner than Mrs Osbourne's.

We don't want to spoil the surprise or anything, but if you are of a certain age then there's a very good chance you're going to be seeing this picture when you open your Christmas presents this year.

Yes, it's the cover of Susan Boyle's long-awaited debut album I Dreamed A Dream - and we think she's looking pretty good on the cover.

Susan Boyle has wowed viewers of hit US show America's Got Talent, singing her version of the Rolling Stones' Wild Horses on the finale of the series.

She was greeted by hordes of fans when she arrived at LAX airport earlier this week, and her album is expected to perform well across the pond when it's released in a couple of months.

Britain's Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle has been greeted by a crowd of cheering fans and a media scrum on her arrival in Los Angeles.

The "hairy angel" was mobbed by the press and public as she was ushered from the arrivals hall at LAX airport to a waiting SUV.

She may have made her name in Britain but Susan Boyle is set to snub her home country and focus her attention on cracking the US.

The Scottish singer, who found global fame on Britain's Got Talent, will release her debut album in the States way before she releases any music in the UK.

SuBo's record company bosses see the American market as being so crucial that they want to kick star Susan's career there.

Susan Boyle's US profile is set to get a boost with a glossy photoshoot with top-end fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar.

The Scottish singer will not grace the cover of the magazine, but her representatives confirmed an interview and accompanying pictures will feature in September's issue.

Susan Boyle could be up for a role on the new series of X Factor.

Host Dermot O'Leary revealed he wants the Scottish singing sensation to mentor finallists in the over 25's group.

Meanwhile, the first round of the new-style X Factor auditions kicked off in London yesterday - in front of a large live audience.

Susan Boyle has been forced to miss two shows on the Britain's Got Talent tour after being told to rest by doctors.

Fans at the Britain's Got Talent live shows in Manchester were told the singing phenomenon would not be appearing.

The star, known as SuBo, was whisked to a secret location in London after performing in Sheffield.

Susan Boyle has wowed fans during the opening show of TV's Britain's Got Talent live tour.

Following a day of doubts as to whether the troubled singer would perform, she took to the stage belting out hits I Dreamed A Dream and Memory from the musicals Les Miserables and Cats.

Paris Hilton thinks Susan Boyle should hire herself a stylist.

In an interview with US celeb show Extra, Paris offered SuBo her expert advice on how to dress and pose for the paparazzi.

The socialite said: "She needs to work on the pose... I suggest getting a stylist."

Insiders have revealed that Susan Boyle will not perform on the entire Britain's Got Talent tour.

Organisers are desperate for SuBo to recover from her recent emotional breakdown and are insisting that she conserve her energy and only appear on numerous tour dates.

Susan flew into Heathrow yesterday after a break at home in Scotland, but a source told The Sun that it is still unsure if she will appear on the tour's opening night this Friday.

Susan Boyle has checked out of The Priory.

The Britain's Got Talent star left the North London clinic on Wednesday and was immediately rushed to a secret location.

Despite claims SuBo would be staying at the private clinic for weeks, sources say she was well enough to leave earlier than expected.