QUICK TAKES - April 25, 2009

What’s next, a fake tan?

Britain is buzzing over singing sensation Susan Boyle’s mini-makeover, with some worrying that her new look may cost her some support in the “Britain’s Got Talent” competition that catapulted her to international stardom.

Boyle, 47, became an instant YouTube and Internet celebrity after appearing on the British TV show with gray, frizzy hair, bushy eyebrows and a jowly face above a remarkably unflattering dress. The contrast between Boyle’s unadorned looks and her angelic singing voice endeared her to viewers the world over.

But on Friday, Boyle appeared on the cover of the Sun tabloid sporting freshly dyed and styled brown locks and newly shaped eyebrows.

Though no one could accuse Boyle of turning into a WAG -- as the highly stylized wives and girlfriends of England’s wealthy athletes are called -- the difference was shocking.

“Compared to what she had, it’s a 200% improvement,” said Toni Jones, assistant fashion editor of The Sun. “But our readers think this is as far as she should go. We want her to stay one of us, not get hair extensions and a fake tan.”