SuBo is reality TV’s biggest tear-jerker

By Paul Thornton

SUSAN Boyle’s Britain’s Got Talent debut is the nation’s most emotional reality TV moment, a survey has said.

SuBo wowed the BGT judges and captured the heart of the nation with her rendition of I Dreamed  a Dream, almost one year ago.

Now the 49-year-old ‘s performance has been voted the biggest reality TV tear-jerker, beating others like Alexandra Burke’s duet with Beyonce on the X-Factor to top spot.

And the survey – by Freeview to help launch HDTV – revealed that men were more likely to shed a tear at the Hairy Angel than at the tribulations their football team.

Overall nine out of 10 people in Scotland get upset while watching television, with soaps dominating the top emotional moments.

Number one was the final episode of Friends while on-screen deaths of Eastenders’ Bradley Brannan and Corrie’s Vera Duckworth were also in the top 10.

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