Crystal Bowersox on Balancing Fame With Being a Mom
So often the celebrity moms we read about have had a chance to get used to being famous before they started their families. Not so for single-mom Crystal Bowersox, who became an overnight sensation when she became the voice to beat on American Idol this season. She lost out to Lee DeWyze, but even as runner-up, she seems poised to make a journey to the top—and she is taking her son Tony along for the ride. How does she handle her continuing Idol responsibilities, the pressure to get an album out now while she has some momentum—all while chasing after a toddler?
“I’ve handled it very well,” Bowersox told USA Today. “And my son certainly doesn’t understand, he’s 16 months old. His favorite word is “awesome.” He’s having a good time. He’s well taken care of and he’s a happy little guy. I greet each day with joy at having a child in my life. I do what any mom would do: I wake up, take care of him, go to work, go home.”
More photos of Crystal Bowersox Performing in New York this week, after the jump!
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I think you are fabulous and will have a wonderful career. Please remember that Susan Boyle didn’t take first place either.
Wow ! You and Lee make an awesome couple with fantastic harmonies.
Best of luck to you both.
I wouldn’t have stuck with American Idol this if it wasn’t for crystal Bowersox. I l ove her music and her attitude towards life. I am 64 years old will buy her albums and go to her shows if they come my way. She is great great great! I wish the very best for her.
Crystal, you were my fav from the beginning and still are!!!Good for you in following your dreams and hopes…it’s the best way to make everyone happy ’cause if you’re happy, the rest will follow. Stay true!!
Crystal Bowersoxs is awesome! I can not wait for her album to come out. She is a courageous woman to follow her dreams and be a mom at the same time.
Leroy Paints is so lacking and now that AI is stuck with his horrible ass they have to find a way to feature this Paint Mixer. The Plan! Tie this millstone, Leroy Paints, around Crystal’s neck! They are making the talk show circuit together. What has Crystal ever, ever done to deserve this albatross to wear around her neck as a penance? Dear God! Hasn’t she suffered enough?
Crystal is the best new talent to come along in such a long time. I am quite excited to get her first cd and see her live in concert. Her style that she displayed on American Idol is a artist that is long overdue from being discovered. Bravo heck with winning you win in the end.
she will be one of the biggest selling artist ever.her song writing alone will make her millions. america souldn’t have let her lose. not fair for lee to get the title, he didn’t deserve it, sorry.
“If the finals were the deciding factor, Crystal won it in a walk. If all the season’s performances were the basis for decision, Crystal easily won there, too. She seized the moment and outsang Lee at every turn.
It was a sad night for those who cling to the quaint notion that American Idol is a singing contest. Based on Tuesday night’s performances, and those of the entire season, Crystal won that contest by a mile. She would have made a refreshing kind of champion. Instead, a pale orthodoxy triumphed.”
Excerpt from Idol Meter: Eyeing the ‘Idol’ odds
Credit: William Couch, Katharine Jarmul, Kim Willis, Jym Wilson, Joshua Hatch and Ken Barnes
AMERICAN IDOL VOTING SYSTEM SUCKS!
WITH ONE CALL = ONE VOTE CRYSTAL SHOULD HAVE WON LANDSLIDE: 66% VS 34% LEE!!
BOYCOTT AMERICAN IDOL!!!!!