The admission prompted Clarkson to recall an incredibly tidy friend whom she "used to mess with." "He looked like a serial killer with his refrigerator," she said, revealing that friend was none other ...

NEED TO KNOW. Kelly Clarkson won the first season of American Idol. The competition show's second season came down to Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard. Clarkson laughs about discovering that Aiken, a ...

Kelly Clarkson won the first season of American Idol. The competition show's second season came down to Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard. Clarkson laughs about discovering that Aiken, a then-new friend, ...

Clay Aiken is thanking fellow “ American Idol ” star and friend Kelly Clarkson for intervening in a certain action the singer ...

Both Aiken and Clarkson have returned to their Idol roots over the years, with Aiken performing a duet with his season 2 co-finalist Ruben Studdard on 2023's season 21 finale, and Clarkson making ...

Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken on 'American Idol'. SGranitz/WireImage In December, Clarkson publicly apologized to Studdard after forgetting that he was crowned the season 2 victor, not Aiken.

Looking back at his own time on American Idol, Aiken never forgot what it was like to perform on the stage and have Cowell pick a performance apart. Making it into the finale, Aiken ended up second as ...