Dogged by photographers in the days leading up to the “Britain’s Got Talent” finale, singing sensation Susan Boyle (left) has taken to wearing an elaborate disguise to throw the paparazzi off her scent.

In an official statement, Ms. Boyle said, “In my new get-up I am well-nigh unrecognizable, so I hope that this will do the trick,” adding that the new disguise involves prosthetics and make-up that require hours to apply.

Ms. Boyle added that in order to go undetected, “When I’m out and about I will refrain from ear-splitting renditions of Andrew Lloyd Webber songs.”

But Ms. Boyle’s hopes to remain incognito were dashed this morning during a trip to the supermarket, during which she was mobbed by photographers hoping to snap her picture.

A flustered Ms. Boyle said that in her new disguise, the paparazzi seemed to mistake her for someone else.

“Who in heaven’s name is the Octomom?” she asked.

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