“We play it up for fun, but it’s never been that way for us.
We went through this process where nobody had really done it before.
All of us just thought it was going to be a fun experience and nothing else.”
Since the start of their journey together, the duo seems thick as thieves.
But what were their first impressions of each other when they met years ago on the idol stage?
This shattered Studdards plans of having a friend throughout the competition.
While at the bar, Studdard noticed someone.
And he’s like, ‘Hi, I’m Clay Aiken.’
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That fateful meeting in a bar capitulated their friendship.
“We’ve been really cool ever since,” Studdard reflects.
Studdard is returning to “American Idol” this upcoming season of “Idol Across America.”
Through the virtual audition zoom calls, the former idol winner will be giving unique advice to contestants.
