The youngest of four brothers and six sisters, Boyle grew up in a large family.
In West Lothian, Scotland, the family occupied a council house. Susan is still a resident of that residence.
Instead of buying a Beverly Hills mansion or moving to a tropical island, she bought the four-bedroom house she grew up in in Blackburn, Scotland, and renovated it into her ideal home.
She gives a tour of her newly decorated home, which she has lived in for 60 years, and the first room you see is her beautiful new piano room.
She laughed about the state of her piano room and revealed that she had recently begun playing the instrument.
“That’s a giggle for a start because I can’t even do scales,” she joked.
Before the makeover, she described the kitchen as being cramped and unsafe due to the placement of a table in the middle of the room, very next to the oven.
Her family photographs brighten up her otherwise neutral living space.
Susan is the youngest of seven siblings, so at one point, there were nine people living in her home. A lot more space must be present today.
As you explore the house, you’ll notice many adorable animal ornaments and framed plaques documenting her career, both of which speak to her kind heart and easygoing demeanor.
Upstairs Susan takes us to the room she and her two sisters used to share, which is now exclusively hers.
She reminisces about her childhood, when she used to listen to The Osmonds on the record player that sat in the corner.
Her siblings had long since fled the nest by the time her father passed away in the 1990s.
Susan stayed at home and took care of her mother, who was getting on in years, until her death in 2007.
“Some people seem surprised that I choose to stay in my family home. Why shouldn’t I? I feel Mum is still here and there are so many good memories… I’ve spent most of my life in this house and I won’t move now, because I feel it’s part of my new history,” she said.
Susan has never been coy about her desire to discover true love and settle down with one person. Since Susan has no plans to leave, that individual will naturally take up residence there.
While SuBo waits anxiously to meet “Mr. Right,” she has been preoccupied with something else. Susan has always envisioned herself as a mother with a family of her own.
”I’ve never had any of my own, that’s my biggest regret, but I love kids. They’re good fun to be with,” she told The Sun.
As a woman in her 60s, time is not on her side. However, Susan has recently discussed the possibility of becoming a foster parent or adopting a child.
“I’ve a lovely house, why not share it?” she said.
Susan’s house is a reminder that, despite her sudden fame, she is still a regular person who prefers to stay in the familiar surroundings of her childhood home.
