‘They commented on my weight. I hated every minute of it’ – West End star Susan McFadden on surviving Simon Cowell reality show

‘They commented on my weight. I hated every minute of it’ – West End star Susan McFadden on surviving Simon Cowell reality show

West End star Susan McFadden was just 24 when she got her “big break” winning ITV reality show Grease is the Word, but the show does not bring back happy memories almost 20 years later.

Susan McFadden on how rise to fame was far from easy

She may have had a brother in Westlife, but Susan McFadden, from the very start, was determined to make it on her own. As a child, she attended one of the most famous stage schools in the country, Billie Barry. In 2003, she competed alongside Simon Casey, Mickey-Joe Harte, and Brian Ormond in You're a Star. Today's top videos This gave the Dublin girl the drive to head to the UK to take part in the ITV reality show Grease is the Word, where she…