Calling all Claymates: New daddy Clay Aiken will appear as a guest judge on the new season of America's Next Top Model.
The American Idol runner-up will participate in an acting challenge with the new batch of contestants before guest-judging during an April episode of Top Model's 12th cycle, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Ciara will also make an appearance in the same episode, so let's hope Tyra is okay with sharing the spotlight. ...
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His coming-out announcement generated the most headlines, but for Clay Aiken, the biggest moment of 2008 was the birth of his son, Parker, now 4 months old.
"At the end of the day, Parker is the most important thing of the year, and of my life, without question," Aiken tells People. "Having a son and that type of responsibility is obviously ...
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Clay Aiken has been asked repeatedly about his sexual oriention since he rose to fame on American Idol in 2003. See how his answers have evolved:"One thing I’ve found of people in the public eye, either you’re a womanizer or you’ve got to be gay. ... Since I’m neither of those, people are completely concerned about me." —to Rolling Stone in July 2003"I don't understand why you want to know. … I don't understand why it's any of your business. … At some point, [the question] becomes just really rude, you know?" — on Good Morning America in September 2006"What do you say (to that question)? ... It's like when I was 8. I remember something would get broken in the house, and Mom and Dad would call me in and say, 'Did you do this?' Well, it didn't matter what I said. The only thing they would believe was yes. ... People are going to believe what they want." — to People in September 2006"I just don’t have an interest in ... any of that at a...
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Clay Aiken first came out to his mother four years ago, the American Idol runner-up tells People magazine in the interview in which he announces he's gay.The singer, a born-again Christian, and his mom, Faye, had just dropped off his younger brother Brett, who was being deployed to Iraq, at Camp Lejeune. "I started crying in the car," says Aiken, who returned last week to Monty Python's Spamalot on Broadway. "It was dark. I was sitting there, thinking to myself. I don't know why I started thinking about it... I just started bawling. She made me pull over the car and it just came out."His mom started crying as well. "She was obviously somewhat stunned. But she was very supportive and very comforting," Aiken says. "She still struggles with things quite a bit, but she's come a long way."Aiken decided to come out following the Aug. 8 birth of his son, Parker, who was conceived via in vitro fertilization with his best friend, music producer Jaymes Foster. Aiken got some well-wishes, mean...
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Following years of public speculation, Clay Aiken will publicly acknowledge that he is gay in a new issue of People.The former American Idol contestant will announce his news in Wednesday's issue with a cover story that reads, "Yes, I'm Gay," across a photo of Aiken and his infant son. "I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things," the subhead reads, according to a photo of the magazine cover on PerezHilton.com. In August, the singer's friend and music producer Jaymes Foster, gave birth to a baby that Aiken fathered. Aiken, who's currently starring in Spamalot on Broadway, has evaded questions about his sexuality for years. The timing of Aiken's reveal seems like a more surprising aspect of the new mag's cover than the news itself. What do you think of this confession? — Anna DimondRelated:• Aiken Describes Coming Out to Family• Remember Clay, back in the day? Check out clips of Aiken with our Online Video Guide.
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