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'American Idol' alum Taylor makes steamy offer to Kelly Clarkson amid rare confession

'American Idol' alum Taylor steps in with an offer for Kelly Clarkson after she made a rare confession about her winner prize money

March 14, 2026
'American Idol' alum Taylor makes steamy offer to Kelly Clarkson amid rare confession
'American Idol' alum Taylor makes steamy offer to Kelly Clarkson after her rare confession

American Idol alum Taylor Hicks is sliding into the picture with a steamy offer after Kelly Clarkson lost her car prize in season 1.

On the March 11 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the Catch My Breath songstress welcomed Rob Rausch and Daniel Radcliffe, the winners of The Traitors season 4, with whom she discussed prize money delays.

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Rausch went on to talk about not receiving his $220,800 prize yet, to which the host responded, "You know what? I relate to this so hardcore.”

Clarkson, who won the first season of American Idol in 2002, revealed that she was promised a car as prize money decided for the winner. However, it has been more than two decades now; she has not yet been given her prize package.

She shared that the promised car became a necessity because her car was “bashed in” at that time and she was not in a position to afford another, mainly due to the insurance deductible. Decades have passed now, but the promise has not yet been fulfilled.

After learning about Clarkson’s disappointment, Hicks stepped forward with compensation for her missing grand prize for winning season 1 in 2002.

In a conversation with Page Six, he said, “I am a big fan of Kelly Clarkson and consider her one of the most incredible voices to emerge from American Idol.”

“I would be more than happy to help her find a new Mustang,” the 49-year-old American singer quipped, making a flirtatious offer.

It is pertinent to mention that Taylor Hicks and Kelly Clarkson competed together on the first season of American Idol.

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