Inside American Idol Contestant Joey Cook’s ‘Beautiful’ Engagement – “He planned it perfectly,” Cook tells PEOPLE of her fiancé Evan Moore’s proposal, which she announced on Twitter March 26. “It was so beautiful. He did it at the hotel [all the contestants have been staying at] with my family there. I’m really close to my family and my mom has only come out to two shows so far. Evan took the time to plan it out so she would be here.” Cook, 24, says Moore, 25, also put a lot of thought into the engagement ring. “He knows I would kill him if he spent a lot of money on a ring. I’m not that kind of person. I don’t see the point in it,” she says of the ring, which Moore had made of his father and mother’s engagement band and a diamond from a set of earrings his stepfather gave his mother. “It’s all the family heirlooms sucked into one. He also gave me a necklace to put it on so I don’t lose it.” – Read more at People
How Kelly Clarkson Mentored the American Idol Contestants – “It’s cool be able to kind of mentor a kid that basically is me 13 years ago,” Clarkson tells PEOPLE. “And it’s nice for them to see that you can have longevity and a career from a show like this. I know a lot of people get flack for coming from shows like this. I know I did. It’s a talent show, but at the end of the day, it’s not how you get into the industry, it’s what you do once you’re there.” – Read more at People
