Susan Boyle net worth: Ahead of her return to music, how much is the singer really worth?

Susan Boyle, 57, first rose to fame almost 10 years ago, when she wowed audiences around the world on the Britain’s Got Talent.

She was a dark horse, unexpectedly performing Les Miserables’ I Dreamed a Dream perfectly and impressing the judges and British public.

Nine years on and Susan has been taking a break from the spotlight recently, but it has been announced that she will be releasing a new album at the end of this year.

With a lucrative and successful career spanning almost a decade, how much does Susan Boyle have in the bank in 2018?

Susan Boyle was born and raised in Blackburn, West Lothian, with her parents quickly discovering she was a musical child.

As a young girl, Susan took singing lessons and took part in Edinburgh Fringe, participating in church choirs and auditioning for musicals.

In 1999, she submitted a track for a charity CD to commemorate the millennium, making it onto the album.

She also recorded her own CDs, using her savings to pay for a professionally cut demo, sending it into record companies, radio talent competitions, local and national TV.

Making a small name for herself by winning local singing competitions, Susan was urged to enter Britain’s Got Talent, subsequently auditioning, and stunning audiences across the world with her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream.

Enjoying huge success on the show, Susan placed second, and following her achievement released her own debut album aptly-titled, I Dreamed a Dream.

Susan Boyle is now reported to be worth a staggering £25 million ($33 million), according to celebrity news site Page Six.

Her debut album became the fastest selling debut album in the UK, selling 411,820 copies in its first week.

Almost eight years on and Susan has six albums under her belt, with another set for later this year.

Her second album, The Gift, reportedly earned her a whopping £1.8 million ($2.4 million), with her 2011 album Someone To Watch Over Me earning her another £332,000 ($425,000).

Susan starred alongside Hans Matheson, Sylvester McCoy, Samantha Barks and Lesley Manville in the film The Christmas Candle, which earned more than $2 million on box office.

In 2013 she launched her first concert tour in 2013, eponymously titled Susan Boyle, and the tour saw Susan travel across the UK and also the US.

Her most valuable asset is reported to be her house in Blackburn, which was £391,000 ($500,000) when she bought it.

Another British star who has whopping bank balance is model and wife of Peter Crouch, Abbey Clancy.

Abbey has been in the public eye for 12 years, first shooting to fame as runner-up on Britain’s Next Top Model in 2006.

She appeared in the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated in 2010, and plenty of lads mag covers.