Susan Boyle buys back old clothes after giving them to charity Susan Boyle has bought back her old wardrobe after regretting giving her clothes to charity. SUSAN Boyle immediately regretted giving her old clothes to charity, buying them back from an op-shop just days after cleaning out her wardrobe. The shy singer gave her personal assistant permission to clear out her wardrobe, reported UK paper The Sun. But she had a change of heart soon after, deciding to buy them back. A source told the paper, "SuBo realised she'd made an error and went back to the shop to buy them back. She convinced herself over time she needed them. She was just being tough with her wardrobe. Boyle, who famously lives in her old council house despite her multi-million dollar fortune, apparently spent over $400 buying back her old rags. The 52-year-old singer is unlikely to change her ways any time soon, with friends of the superstar saying she's not at all 'flash', and unlikely "to be swayed by material goods." Susan Boyle still spends a lot of time in the Scottish home she lived in before she became famous. Picture: Tim Anderson Source: Supplied