'American Idol' Mansion Haunted or Contestants Just High Maintenance?
Flickering lights, a leaky roof and spiders, oh my!After the season 10 'American Idol' contestants claimed living in the plush 'Idol' mansion was turning into 'Paranormal Activity 3,'on Monday night the show's producers moved the 11 'Idols' into less spooky digs.
After TMZ broke the story earlier this week, 'Idol' producers turned the whole to-do into a silly segment on the local news here in New York, after last night's insane results show. In fact, when Nigel Lythgoe and Ryan Seacrest took to Twitter to hype the "shocking" elimination hour, many feared it was the "haunted mansion" nonsense we'd be subjected to, not one of the best 'Idol' episodes ever!
Aside from the spider "infestation," flickering lights and the roof leak (caused by a recent rainstorm), the Idols claim they saw a bed sheet float down a hallway!
And this isn't the first time contestants have insisted the house is haunted. Season 8 contestant, Anoop Desi, told People that Alison Iraheta claimed to have contact with a friendly but mischievous spirit inhabiting the mansion whom she referred to as "Phyliss."
However, word among 'Idol' insiders is that the only scary thing about living in the $100K-a-month Beverly Hills mansion for the season 10 contestants was that the girls all had to share one bathroom (though the mansion boasts nine of 'em). That, the spider problem and the leaky roof are the real reasons the kids hightailed it out of there, apparently holed up in a hotel for the time being.
So was it an arachnid invasion, floating bedsheets or the fact that Lauren Alaina needs at least an hour in the bathroom to get "pageant face" on? Who knows, but we'd love to hear your theories in the comments!
'American Idol' airs Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8PM ET on FOX.
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