Kelly Clarkson recently said on her talk show that she never received the car that was promised as a reward for winning American Idol. Another Idol winner, however, confirms she had better luck when it came to prizes.
On her show, Kelly revealed, “They said you get a car, and I needed it ’cause my car was bashed in, and I couldn’t afford the deductible. I did not get a car. And then Clay Aiken, who didn’t win the second season, got a car.” Clay then told her, and so did his mom.
“I was like, ‘What the f***?'” Kelly said, adding, “I was like, ‘I’m gonna actually kick your a** right now.'”
But while appearing on Today with Jenna and Sheinelle, season 6 champ Jordin Sparks confirmed, “I got my car.” She added, “Look, I wasn’t a part of season 1, but the first season of anything is a little crazy!”
“I hope they give her one now,” she said of Kelly. “Somebody send her a Ford! Send her a Mustang!”
Also during her interview, Jordin noted that her Idol win was 20 years ago, but the moment she’ll never forget was “the fact that I did not remember the lyrics” to her victory song, “This Is My Now.”
Jordin, who’s featured on Jonas Brothers’ new live album Friends From Your Hometown, also has a project coming out with Elijah Blake called 1990 Too. It’s a sequel to their 2019 album, 1990 Forever.
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