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- Kelly Clarkson won nan first play of American Idol
- The title show's 2nd play came down to Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard
- Clarkson laughs astir discovering that Aiken, a then-new friend, was superior astir his fridge organization
Kelly Clarkson likes organization, but she knows personification who takes it to nan adjacent level.
Speaking pinch nan formed of Ballerina, nan daytime big brought up nan taxable of pre-fame jobs. Norman Reedus admitted that he antecedently worked arsenic a cleaner and he's still "kind of anal astir worldly for illustration that."
"You would look astatine maine and ne'er deliberation that, but like, my refrigerator, nan yogurts person to beryllium correct location successful order. I'm that guy. You would ne'er know," Reedus told nan group.
The admittance prompted Clarkson to callback an incredibly tidy friend whom she "used to messiness with."
"He looked for illustration a serial slayer pinch his refrigerator," she said, revealing that friend was nary different than chap American Idol alum Clay Aiken.
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"He was connected Idol, nan aforesaid show I came from, and I went to his house, and I was like, 'The hell?' He had everything truthful and conscionable to f--- pinch him, I moved everything around."
Clarkson said nan prank "did messiness him up," but asserted, "It did look for illustration a serial slayer lived there, really his refrigerator looked!"
Aiken appeared connected The Kelly Clarkson Show successful December 2024, wherever Clarkson momentarily forgot that he didn't triumph his play of nan singing title show. He past mildly reminded her he was nan runner-up of play 2.
Realizing her mistake, nan “Since U Been Gone” vocalist instantly — and hilariously — turned to nan camera to rectify it by apologizing to Ruben Studdard, 46.
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“So sorry, Ruben. I wholly retrieve that,” she said, inspiring laughter from some nan assemblage and Aiken.
“Look, I'm 42, bro. Okay, like, I forgot,” nan big joked arsenic Aiken reassured her: “It's been 20 years. We are some getting older.”
Clarkson continued, “Yes, and I benignant of consciousness for illustration for immoderate logic successful my encephalon movie, y'all are connected different shows."
Aiken later joked that Studdard will surely interaction him astir Clarkson’s mix-up. “He will beryllium calling me,” nan vocalist joked to nan host, “without question.”