She’s become an unlikely star in the States since appearing on Britain’s Got Talent and last night Susan Boyle cemented her success with a sensational performance on Dancing With The Stars.

The Scottish singer, dressed in a floor length black gown, wowed the audience on the U.S. version of Strictly with her rendition of I Dreamed A Dream.

The 48-year-old looked thrilled to be back in the spotlight as she took to the stage.

And there was more British success to celebrate as Kelly Osbourne, daughter of Ozzy and Sharon, made it through to the semi-finals on the show.

Boyle’s appearance comes after she spoke for the first time about her decision to check herself into the Priory clinic after losing out to dance act Diversity.

‘Everything had built up and I was exhausted,’ she told the Daily Mail’s Weekend magazine. You have to understand, my life ceased to be normal when Britain’s Got Talent went live.
‘There were a lot of press people outside my door, a lot of television people, a lot of people who wanted a piece of me.

‘I thought, “God, what’s happening here. I’m a reasonable singer, but I never expected that.”‘

It  was like being inside a giant pressure cooker, where the lid bubbles up and bubbles up and soon the pressure cooker goes.’

Miss Osbourne narrowly avoided being eliminated from the show  last night.

The 25-year-old was saved by the audience of a tense showdown with US singer Aaron Carter.

Aaron’s exit sparked emotional scenes as judge Len Goodman made a heartfelt speech to him.

‘You’re an inspiration to all young people that anything is possible,’ he said. ‘If you were my son I would be so proud of you. But more important, you be proud of yourself, because you’ve been great.’

The reality show star found herself in the bottom two despite receiving high praise from the judges.

After struggling in the show’s first few weeks, Kelly finally won her highest marks of the series with her impressive jive in a green wig.

Bruno said: ‘Groovy baby. Come back to daddy. That was great. It was jiving all the way down to Carnaby Street, Mary Quant, Austin Powers…