Susan Boyle’s unlikely friendship with Timothee Chalamet is continuing to blossom, as the actor has sent her an early Christmas gift.
The 29-year-old actor is currently promoting his upcoming film, Marty Supreme, which focuses on an aspiring ping-pong champion, Marty Mauser, who will stop at nothing to become an all-time great.
While in London promoting his movie, Timothee made the surprising revelation that he considers Susan to be one of Britain’s all-time greats.
Naturally, the Britain’s Got Talent icon was incredibly touched, and the internet immediately became obsessed with them as a duo.
And now, the Call Me By Your Name star has given Susan, 64, a highly sought-after gift in the form of something already being flogged online for thousands of pounds – a Marty Supreme windbreaker.
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Timothee has been wearing the now-famous jacket in various forms on his latest press tour, emblazoned with the movie’s title across the front.
So, given how highly he thinks of Susan, it’s understandable why she’d now have one in her wardrobe too.
Posing proudly in her blue jacket and smiling, Susan told the BBC: ‘Thanks so much for the kind words once again, Timothee.
‘All the very best for the film; looking forward to seeing it on Boxing Day, and thanks for the jacket – it fits like a glove!’
Fans have been going wild over the interaction between the I Dreamed A Dream hitmaker and the Dune Hollywood actor, declaring them an ‘adorable’ pair of pals.
It comes after the singer took to social media to share how ‘incredibly touching’ it was to be recognised by Timothee in the first place, adding she was ‘very flattered’.
Susan wrote: ‘Those early days were quite something, and to know that moment meant something to you all these years on truly humbles me.
‘We all start somewhere, with a dream and a bit of hope, don’t we? We should all dream big! I wish you every success as you continue to dream your own dream.’
She went on to thank the New York native for his ‘kindness’ and ‘for remembering that moment so fondly’.
The talent show queen was in good company, as he told the BBC in the original interview that Lewis Hamilton, Sir David and Victoria Beckham also topped his ‘greats’ list.
He then added ‘Fakemink,’ a London rapper who recently teamed up with EsDeeKid (an anonymous Liverpool drill artist who many have long speculated is Timothee).
Timothee said Susan would be his final selection, having risen to fame in 2009 when she stunned the world with her vocal talents.
‘She dreamt bigger than all of us,’ he explained, unironically.
‘Who wasn’t moved by that?’, he said, referencing the viral clip of the singer singing the classic ballad from Les Misérables, which ultimately saw her place second to dance troupe Diversity in the BGT final.
‘I remember that like it was yesterday,’ he said. ‘That was like the advent of YouTube, you know.’
The video was released nearly 20 years ago now, receiving over 10million views at the time.
Despite coming second in Simon Cowell’s ITV competition, Susan certainly didn’t do too badly out of BGT, going on to sell 25m records worldwide.
She even made UK music history in 2011 by becoming the first female artist to achieve three successive number one albums in under two years.
In more recent years, the Scottish singer has taken a step back from the limelight and has not released an album since 2016’s A Wonderful World. But in May 2025, Susan announced on Instagram that she had returned to the recording studio for the first time in six years.
This isn’t the only time that Timothee has been open about praising other celebrities he admires.
While collecting his best actor SAG Award earlier this year for playing Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, he listed several actors he admired and wanted to be like.
‘I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I wanna be one of the greats. I’m inspired by the greats. I’m inspired by the greats here tonight.’
Listing Daniel Day-Lewis, Marlon Brando, and Viola Davis as his acting idols, Timothee shared that the award is ‘more fuel’ and ‘more ammo’ to continue toward his goal.
In the BBC interview, he also insisted that his new film was guaranteed to entertain.
‘This is an original film at a time when a lot of original films aren’t made.
‘And there’s no part of me that’s a salesman that’s saying this, but I’ve never been more confident in saying, “Hey, if you bring yourself to see this movie, you won’t be let down”. It’s really like a slingshot.’
Marty Supreme is released in cinemas on Boxing Day.
A version of this article was first published on December 17, 2025.
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