Television February 05, 2009
Bikini Girl: 'There Were a Lot of Jealous Haters'
Katrina Darrell was kicked off "American Idol" this week -- and the Bikini Girl chalks up getting the boot to some of her green-eyed competition!
"I think there were a lot of jealous haters out there and a lot of them were female, so it made it very difficult to work with them," dishes Darrell, "and also I was very tired." Darrell also opened up about her infamous bickering with judge Kara DioGuardi. "I think she had it out for me in the beginning, which was sad because we could've been really good friends."
Katrina sported a teensy bathing suit to her first "AI" audition -- and opened up to "Extra" about her wardrobe choice. "It was 110 degrees in Phoenix and I heard that people wait 15 hours and don't even get to audition so I figured, what the heck -- at least I'll be tan." As for her "Bikini Girl" moniker, Darrell says, "I think it's a cute gimmick. I don't plan on having that be my title forever."
The 20-year-old also dishes about her singing aspirations for the future. "I want to get a record label, work on an album and go on tour." Katrina also admits that although music is her number one passion, saying, "I would love to do Victoria's Secret runway shows and have big wings."
After her first "Idol" audition, Darrell planted a big kiss on host Ryan Seacrest -- and she confesses she felt some chemistry! "There was a crush. He has fiercely green eyes." So was Seacrest a good kisser? She responds, "He was good. He was scared... I think it was because of the show. He's not allowed to kiss back."
Darrell also took the opportunity to send the "AI" judges a message via "Extra," saying, "Bring me back. I want one of the three wild cards!"
Darrell made it through two rounds of split judges before "Idol" gave her the boot last night, and "Extra" wants to know -- Are you sad to see her go?