Singer Boyle in backstage outburst
Scottish singer Susan Boyle is taking time off on the advice of a doctor after losing out to dance group Diversity in the Britain's Got Talent final.
Television company talkbackThames released a statement offering her "ongoing support".
It comes amid newspaper reports that she ran amok backstage after her loss shouting "I hate this show".
She also allegedly threw water over a floor manager who tried to calm her down.
The statement said: "Following Saturday night's show Susan is exhausted and emotionally drained. She has been seen by her private GP who supports her decision to take a few days out for rest and recovery. We offer her our ongoing support and wish her a speedy recovery."
Shock winners Diversity praised the 48-year-old, nicknamed the Hairy Angel, for her generous behaviour in defeat. Choreographer Ashley Banjo, 20, said: "She was so gracious about it, she said the best act won and, backstage, she said she had seen something special. She was so nice about it."
Boyle is now tipped to make millions from a singing career, and bookies are already predicting a number one chart hit in America.
The church volunteer appeared on Oprah Winfrey's television show after millions of people logged on to YouTube to watch her spine-tingling Britain's Got Talent audition.
Her new-found celebrity ensured that the competition kept grabbing the headlines, and the final became the most watched television programme in the UK for five years. ITV said it attracted nearly three-quarters of the TV audience, with a peak of 19.2 million viewers.
Diversity took 24.9% of the public vote in the final, above Boyle's 20.2% share. Just under four million people voted, ITV said.
