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SHE may be a world famous singer, but it seems that Susan Boyle is still keen on having a regular part-time job.
The 52-year-old star is said to have enquired about a vacancy in her local betting shop in Blackburn, West Lothian, on Thursday afternoon - but it is unsure why.
"Susan Boyle walked into the shop and inquired about the job advertised in our window. We were all in shock," deputy shop manager David Corr told The Sun.
Despite being worth more than £20million, it seems that Susan saw the job post for a £100-a-week part-time customer service assistant in the Ladbrokes shop window, and then decided to find out more.
A customer who saw Susan in the bookie's said: "She explained she was really keen on working there and everyone knows who she is and that she lives nearby. The manager laughed at first. But it was clear she was being serious and they couldn't just dismiss her so gave her all the information.
"Obviously she doesn't need the money, so I think she saw it as a way of getting out of the house and taking her mind off things," the local continued.
"I have seen her around the town and she can appear a bit lonely. She likes to be with people who know her and will look out for her. You often see her in the shopping centre but I have never seen her come into the bookie's.
They added: "She is very down to earth and likes the simple things in life. But it was a totally unreal scene for a superstar multi-millionaire to be at the bookie's asking for a job that pays the minimum wage. I have never seen anything like it."
The shop, which is a short walk from Susan's ex-council terraced house, is looking for someone to work 16-hours-a-week job and will be paying £6.31 per hour which will rise to £6.45p after training is completed.
But it's highly unlikely that Susan is bothered about the rate of pay considering she has sold more than 19million albums worldwide, and is set to have a film made about her life.
It's been reported that the Scottish singer actually applied for a job at the same branch before finding stardom on Britain's Got Talent back in 2009, and will still be considered now even though she is famous.
"Every applicant is judged on their merits. She's applied before and it's great for us that she's still dreaming the dream," a Ladbrokes spokesman told the newspaper.
Susan declined to comment when she was approached yesterday.
