During an episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” the TV host revealed that she never received a $1 million check or a car that she was promised after her win on season 1 of “American Idol.”
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Kelly Clarkson is still waiting for her “American Idol” award after nearly 25 years.
On Tuesday, March 10’s episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” the TV host revealed that she never received the $1 million check or the car she was promised after winning season 1 of the reality singing competition series.
The revelation comes after “The Traitors” star Rob Rausch said he has yet to receive his $220,800 prize after recently winning Season 4 of the murder mystery game.
“The thing that really resonates with me about this is that whenever I won, you probably weren’t even alive when I was on ‘American Idol,’ but I was literally on the show and they were like, ‘Oh, you won a million dollars or something.'” No, they didn’t. They were lying,” Clarkson told Rausch and fellow guest Daniel Radcliffe.
In this series, in exchange for receiving a check for $1 million, he gave her “an investment worth $1 million in you.”
The Texas native then called out the show for providing both Season 2 runner-up Clay Aiken and his mother’s car. So she playfully warned Rausch that he might not be able to see the check. “But guess what? I hope I have enough time for TV,” she said.
USA TODAY has reached out to the production company of “American Idol” for comment.
How old is Kelly Clarkson who appeared on “American Idol”?
Clarkson, 43, was 20 years old when she starred on the first season of “American Idol” on September 4, 2002.
The talented singer wowed judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson with her rendition of Etta James’ ‘At Last’ and proved to be a formidable competitor throughout the season. She won the finale night with her performance of Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” and her original songs “A Moment Like This” and “Before Your Love.”
After this series, she rose to stardom with many songs hitting the Billboard Hot 100, including No. 1 hits like “Since You Been Gone” and “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You).” She has won three Grammy Awards and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
She stayed true to her television roots, coaching on “The Voice” for 10 seasons, winning four different seasons, and launching daytime talk series “The Kelly Clarkson Show” in 2019.
Contributor: KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY
