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As a warm-up to tonight's big Lennon/McCartney-themed show, I figured the castoffs from last week deserve one last mention. Below are the highlights of a phone conference Friday:
Kady Malloy, on how she feels about her fans' support: "If I could kiss each one of them, I totally would hug and kiss every one of them." As for advice for future contestants, she said, "Block the judges out while you're performing. Don't even think about them. They're just three opinions."
Asia'H Epperson thinks the fact that she went first last week led to her demise. (I personally agree! Going first STINKS on this show.) When Asia'H was told of the performing order, "I actually called my mom at that moment and was like, 'I think this is going to be my last time performing on this stage.'"
(Of course, that pessimistic attitude from the get-go may not have helped, either.)
Luke Menard's family had one particularly lucky week in Hollywood: As he was singing his way through to another round of Idol, his wife and her sister attended a taping of The Price is Right. "She was the last contestant to come up, and she won the bid to come up on the show," he says. "She played a game and she won three big prizes."
Then there was Danny. Many journalists' questions centered around one basic theme ("Are you gay?") but no one came right out and asked. Instead, they noted that he was "different" from other contestants, "courageous," "flamboyant," etc.
But someone named Oliver from OK! magazine wins for being the most up-front with the question. He noted that with fans, "your sexuality was a bit of a hot topic." He then asked if it's something Danny will talk about.
Danny opted not to go there. "I think your personal life and your job are two different things, and I think people should respect that and know the fine line between that," he said. "Privacy is really important, and I notice a lot of celebrities don't get that. But I just think it has nothing to do with your job."
In other words, it's none of our business.