Fame on the full Boyle

Susan Boyle says sudden fame hit her like a “giant demolition ball.”

The Scottish singing sensation tells NBC’s “Today” show, in an interview that aired Wednesday, that adjusting to her overnight celebrity has been difficult.

Her first appearance on “Britain’s Got Talent” earlier this year had millions of YouTube hits. After placing second on the TV competition, the former church volunteer was hospitalized for exhaustion.

Boyle says she had to wrap her head around the experience, but is glad for the opportunity to have a professional singing career.

No Sugarland tonight

The hit country duo Sugarland will miss three more concerts after a doctor ordered singer Jennifer Nettles to rest her voice for a week.

Mercury Records said Thursday that Nettles has strained and overused her vocal cords because of “health issues” she has been battling since January. No other details were immediately available.

Jolie spreads goodwill

Angelina Jolie on Thursday visited a settlement for displaced Iraqis in northwest Baghdad in her role as a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR.

The actor met four families whose members said their children could not go to school and they could not afford to pay for medical treatment, the U.N. refugee agency said.

Jolie said during her one-day trip that there is progress in returning Iraqis to their homes after years of war, but more needs to be done, according to UNHCR.

The birthday bunch

Actor John Aniston (“Days of Our Lives”) is 76. Comedian Ruth Buzzi is 73. Comedian Gallagher is 63. Robert Hays (“Airplane!”) is 62. Michael Richards (“Seinfeld”) is 60. Actress Lynda Carter is 58. Director Gus Van Sant is 57. Jennifer Lopez is 40. Elisabeth Moss (“The West Wing”) is 27. Anna Paquin is 27. TV personality Bindi Irwin (“Bindi: The Jungle Girl”) is 11.