From correspondents in London, England, 01:00 PM IST

Welsh singer Duffy reveals that she is on the verge of a nervous breakdown because she is unable to handle her meteoric rise to fame.

The 24-year-old singer shot to fame with her hit single 'Mercy", reports thesun.co.uk.

She said: "I thought I was superhuman. But there are pressures about being in the public eye. I'm borderline on a nervous breakdown. I'm never calm any more. I think: 'Can I handle this? Do I want to disappear?'"

Duffy, who spends 80 percent of her time in the US, added: "It would be very easy to become a recluse."

(Staff Writer, © IANS)