Katy Allen on Examiner - also, a MACRO-EVOLUTION
Kris Allen's wife: I really admired Adam Lambert's talent
Maxine Wu, NY Celebrity Headlines Examiner
Who would’ve thought that Simon Cowell had it wrong when he proclaimed it too early for "American Idol" season 8 winner Kris Allen to roll out the wife? Half of America’s fascination seems to lie with Kris’ low-key persona; a quarter goes to his fabled (and widely fanfic-ed) relationship with runner-up Adam Lambert - which leaves a quarter of his inexplicable pull to the seemingly sweet relationship he has with his adorable wife, Katy.
The state of Arkansas is banking big on Kris Allen’s win - and this month, Arkansas Life magazine is giving 23-year-old Katy a little bit of the limelight.
Kris and Katy O’Connell officially met in elementary school (“on the playground,” her mother Peggy tells the magazine), but it wasn’t until her fifteenth birthday party that he really caught her eye. Kris’ younger brother, Daniel, ran in the same circles as Katy and was there to witness the exact moment, he says, “she fell in love with my brother.”
It was on a family trip to the lake, one which Katy and other friends had been invited - but Katy turned out to be the only one who could make it. With Katy in the backseat between Daniel and Kris, she joined Kris in singing along to the "Coyote Ugly" soundtrack.
Katy, who currently works for Acxiom in Little Rock, has given especial thought to an acting career now that her husband has thrust the pair into America’s radar. “I remember being a little girl and watching Shirley Temple and being obsessed with her - she could sing, and tap dance and act. I wanted to be like her, except I couldn’t sing. So, I did the dancing and acting.” Her mother says Katy even “begged [her parents] to let her go to a university in New York to study acting.”
Peggy admitted, with not a little embarrassment, that she did not realize her son-in-law’s full potential until he made it onto national television: “I feel a little guilty. Katy tried to tell us all these years how talented he was - we were like, ‘Oh, that’s nice dear.’ I’m afraid we had to watch just like the rest of the country.”
Which leads one to wonder how things went over in the O’Connell household when Kris decided to take a hiatus from college to pursue his singing career!
The Allens even have a little story for the true romantics - they once considered building a home, though they recently sub-leased their furnished loft apartment in Cabot, Arkansas and seem to have plans to return at some point. Does Kris Allen have a little bit of Noah Calhoun in him?
As for the other apple of Kris' eye, perhaps the mystical Kradam love story has some roots in reality after all - even Katy is a fan of her husband’s “competition”. If Kris had not been her husband, she says, “Adam would have been my pick. I really admired his talent, although I think they were all talented and deserve success in life.”
[Original article: "If Kris had not made it, she says, “Adam would have been my pick."]
Source: The Examiner
I'm pretty sure I did not see this before, but if it's been posted please tell me and I'll delete.
BUT GUISE, THE MEDIA ARE PICKING UP ON OUR KRADAM FANFICS?
ETA1: OKAY SO THE EXAMINER IS NOT THE MEDIA, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
ETA2: EXAMINER TOYS WITH THE TRUTH. EDITED IN CHANGES FROM ORIGINAL ARTICLE.
I LOVE THE POCKETS. BLESS POLLY FOR BEING A STEALTH GLAMBERT.
ETA3: NOW WITH ~ILLUSTRATION. THANK YOU griggharris
ETA4: AND OTHER VARIATIONS BY cheapxdate and griggharris (LOL, MORE LIKE AN EVOLUTION)
AND NOW YOU CAN GET ~ICONS HERE
In the words of griggharris... AND THEN PAPA BEAR SHOWED UP
Maxine Wu, NY Celebrity Headlines Examiner
Who would’ve thought that Simon Cowell had it wrong when he proclaimed it too early for "American Idol" season 8 winner Kris Allen to roll out the wife? Half of America’s fascination seems to lie with Kris’ low-key persona; a quarter goes to his fabled (and widely fanfic-ed) relationship with runner-up Adam Lambert - which leaves a quarter of his inexplicable pull to the seemingly sweet relationship he has with his adorable wife, Katy.
The state of Arkansas is banking big on Kris Allen’s win - and this month, Arkansas Life magazine is giving 23-year-old Katy a little bit of the limelight.
Kris and Katy O’Connell officially met in elementary school (“on the playground,” her mother Peggy tells the magazine), but it wasn’t until her fifteenth birthday party that he really caught her eye. Kris’ younger brother, Daniel, ran in the same circles as Katy and was there to witness the exact moment, he says, “she fell in love with my brother.”
It was on a family trip to the lake, one which Katy and other friends had been invited - but Katy turned out to be the only one who could make it. With Katy in the backseat between Daniel and Kris, she joined Kris in singing along to the "Coyote Ugly" soundtrack.
Katy, who currently works for Acxiom in Little Rock, has given especial thought to an acting career now that her husband has thrust the pair into America’s radar. “I remember being a little girl and watching Shirley Temple and being obsessed with her - she could sing, and tap dance and act. I wanted to be like her, except I couldn’t sing. So, I did the dancing and acting.” Her mother says Katy even “begged [her parents] to let her go to a university in New York to study acting.”
Peggy admitted, with not a little embarrassment, that she did not realize her son-in-law’s full potential until he made it onto national television: “I feel a little guilty. Katy tried to tell us all these years how talented he was - we were like, ‘Oh, that’s nice dear.’ I’m afraid we had to watch just like the rest of the country.”
Which leads one to wonder how things went over in the O’Connell household when Kris decided to take a hiatus from college to pursue his singing career!
The Allens even have a little story for the true romantics - they once considered building a home, though they recently sub-leased their furnished loft apartment in Cabot, Arkansas and seem to have plans to return at some point. Does Kris Allen have a little bit of Noah Calhoun in him?
As for the other apple of Kris' eye, perhaps the mystical Kradam love story has some roots in reality after all - even Katy is a fan of her husband’s “competition”. If Kris had not been her husband, she says, “Adam would have been my pick. I really admired his talent, although I think they were all talented and deserve success in life.”
[Original article: "If Kris had not made it, she says, “Adam would have been my pick."]
Source: The Examiner
I'm pretty sure I did not see this before, but if it's been posted please tell me and I'll delete.
BUT GUISE, THE MEDIA ARE PICKING UP ON OUR KRADAM FANFICS?
ETA1: OKAY SO THE EXAMINER IS NOT THE MEDIA, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
ETA2: EXAMINER TOYS WITH THE TRUTH. EDITED IN CHANGES FROM ORIGINAL ARTICLE.
I LOVE THE POCKETS. BLESS POLLY FOR BEING A STEALTH GLAMBERT.
ETA3: NOW WITH ~ILLUSTRATION. THANK YOU griggharris
ETA4: AND OTHER VARIATIONS BY cheapxdate and griggharris (LOL, MORE LIKE AN EVOLUTION)
AND NOW YOU CAN GET ~ICONS HERE
In the words of griggharris... AND THEN PAPA BEAR SHOWED UP