\n<\/p>\n
Two days ago, on a quiet and unassuming Wednesday afternoon, Susan Boyle dropped an Instagram slideshow that sent shockwaves across the world<\/em>.<\/p>\n Okay, that\u2019s dramatic, but the Scottish singer did<\/em> instantly capture our attention. The star\u2014who you may remember from Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/em>, when she went viral in 2009 for her rendition of Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>\u2019s \u201cI Dreamed a Dream\u201d\u2014wiped her Instagram feed clean, and unveiled that she is entering a brand new musical chapter. \u201cA new era starts tomorrow,\u201d she wrote in her caption.<\/p>\n In the slideshow? A brand new Boyle: A photo<\/a> shows her crossing the street in a (fabulous) faux fur coat, blunt blonde bob, and oversized sunglasses. She is also seen belting it out in the recording studio, wearing this same shocking new look, reminiscent of something Paris Hilton would wear to fashion week. (That\u2019s hot.)<\/p>\n It\u2019s a dramatically different aesthetic than we\u2019re used to seeing from Boyle. After all, she went viral on Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> for having a powerful voice that did not match her cutesy, prim-and-proper aesthetic\u2014and now, she seems to be leaning into full-on fashion glamour instead. It\u2019s an (unexpected) slay, and the internet is entirely divided about the transformation. \u201cShe looks so different, her fit is fire,\u201d wrote<\/a> one X user. \u201cThis \u2018fashion icon\u2019 persona is really overdone,\u201d wrote<\/a> another.<\/p>\n So, what gives? Interestingly enough, Boyle\u2019s Instagram caption reads \u201c#ad,\u201d meaning, surely this new look is all to generate buzz and promotion for one of her upcoming singles (or album)? Or, is it bigger than that? Is she perhaps the face of a new fashion campaign\u2014or will she even be walking in an upcoming runway show, wearing this very same ensemble? (Paging Demna at Gucci<\/a>, who loves a stunt-casting moment.) Some have suggested<\/a> it’s a possible partnership with \u2026 the iconic Italian ice cream Cornetto? Our minds are racing.<\/p>\n Today, though, Boyle followed up all of the online chatter and theories with another mysterious post<\/a>. This time, she\u2019s pictured in a recording studio wearing a brown velour tracksuit, the back of it reading, \u201cJust One.\u201d (Once again, the blonde bob is bob-ing.) The singer offered more clues: \u201cI\u2019ve heard it\u2019s Susan Boyling out there\u2026 and it\u2019s about to get hotter. Just One is out soon xx.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n