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[dalki]

The Daily Beast tracked down 70 ex-Idol finalists to see where they are now, and some are barely scraping by. Kat's included:

Katharine McPhee
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Season 5, 2nd place
Then: Struggling actress
Now: Marilyn Monroe
McPhee’s debut album sold a respectable 380,000 copies, and she went on to record two others. But in recent years, she’s been focusing more on acting, with her comedic performances in The House Bunny and Community. On Smash, her Karen Cartwright went from a Broadway understudy to the star—playing Marilyn Monroe.
On acting: “I have gone through a lot of agents in the last five years,” McPhee told The Daily Beast, earlier this year. “Just build my resume. Just get me a freakin’ job. It was really frustrating. I would be up for some big movie, not a huge part, but a decent part, and when it would come down to it, [they’d say] she’s great, but she doesn’t have experience. I can’t tell you how often that happens … Even if I didn’t have Idol, I’d have some other challenge that someone would want to pigeonhole me into—‘Oh, she came from a TV show, when TV wasn’t acceptable to become a movie star.’ It’s like, Jennifer Hudson will never be a movie star, and she’s proven them wrong.”
By Jace Lacob

[dalki]

I also posted the link in the Misc Idol thread in case you guys wanted to discuss the other ex-contestants profiled.

[smashhit]

[Peyton]

They used a bad pic for the "now".

[McPhilty]

It's not that it's a bad pic at all, it's that they picked a great pic for the "then".

[dalki]

What's wrong with the Now pic? I think it's a good one in that orange dress.

[Peyton]

I don't know I just think its an odd facial expression or something. But its not like horrible or anything.

[zembla]

The Daily Beast tracked down 70 ex-Idol finalists to see where they are now, and some are barely scraping by. Kat's included:
[/i]

So sad. No one prepares them for the after-life of the show.

[Justin]

So sad. No one prepares them for the after-life of the show.

The more recent alums should know based on the past, even though I guess they don't know completely that they might not get anything. As for people from the first few seasons, that sucks. But a lot of them really aren't that talented vocally so.... whaddya expect

[Camila Cabello]

I hate that quote.

[this is sick]

i love that "then" picture. it's the from the night i became a fan. flawless performance and such a cute look, even though it's super simple.

[Marilyn]

Cesar, would you consider Katharine your favorite Idol Alum ever?

[this is sick]

Cesar, would you consider Katharine your favorite Idol Alum ever?

probably. i mean, i love kelly but i'm not really a fan of her new album and i don't really follow her as close as i follow kat. i used to be a much bigger kelly fan.