Susan Boyle invited to sing at the White House

Britain's Got Talent finalist Susan Boyle has reportedly been invited to sing for President Barack Obama on Independence Day.

Speaking to the Daily Record, her older brother Gerry claimed that she had been asked to perform at the White House on July 4, but admitted that she was still feeling "exhausted".

"Her dream is still very much alive. In fact, it's only just starting... She's been battered non-stop for the last seven weeks and it has taken its toll. But she'll be looking forward now to the Fourth of July," he said.

The 48-year-old has been recuperating at London's Priory clinic since Saturday after the reality show's final left her feeling "exhausted and emotionally drained".

"She [sounded] a lot better [yesterday], a bit happier and more like herself. She was a wee bit anxious... and a bit fatigued. She's also a wee bit homesick and she misses her cat, Pebbles," Gerry said.

He added that his sister is still "coming to terms with the fact that the world wants to hear her sing" and is "trying to take in everything that's happened".

"She's not used to it. She is just a normal woman who is not used to dealing with the world's media and she's had no management structure around her," he explained. "Susan has felt under fire and in those circumstances anyone could lose it for a while."

Boyle's family are reportedly hopeful that she will be fit to leave the Priory Clinic as early as today, although a representative for Talent producers Talkback Thames said that it is too early to say whether she will join the upcoming tour.