SINGER Susan Boyle is planning to extend her childhood home by knocking through the walls into the house next door.

The star, 52, who still lives in the semi-detached council house she grew up in Bathgate, West Lothian, has entered discussions with the owners of the next-door property with a view to buying it.

It has been reported that Boyle plans to convert the two properties into a single six-bedroom home after the previous tenants move out.