Elaine Paige wants one-to-one with Susan Boyle

Susan Boyle's idol Elaine Paige wants to meet the Britain's Got Talent runner-up for an emotional heart-to-heart.

Idol: Elaine Paige, far right, says she's not yet been allowed to meet Susan Boyle

West End star Paige, 61, has offered her support to Boyle, who was today still at The Priory rehab clinic in north London recovering from stress.

When the 48-year-old Scot first auditioned for BGT, she told the talent show's judges she would like her singing career to emulate that of Paige. And in the semi-final last week, Boyle sang Memory, the song from Cats made famous by Paige.

Last night, at the opening night of the musical Sister Act at the London Palladium, Paige said: "Coping with stress and stuff in this business is no laughing matter.

"I've said all along I want to meet her very early on, after she was vastly covered on Britain's Got Talent. I haven't so far been allowed to meet her. I hope that changes. I would love to meet her any time, anywhere, with no cameras and no one else with us. In the meantime, I wish her well. Be quiet, Susan, and let them get on with it."

Boyle has received another boost with an invitation to perform at the White House.

According to her brother John, who expects her home in West Lothian "within days", she has been asked by President Barack Obama to take part in a special performance on 4 July, Independence Day in the US.