Some Idols are known for their singing ability. Other Idols are known for their hair. And one Idol became known for her legs. In the American Idol top eight performance show, Simon Cowell suggested that Haley Scarnato was using a tactic of wearing as little clothing as possible to stay in the competition. Of course, Simon Cowell’s accusation came up repeatedly in a recent media conference call with Haley Scarnato
When asked if Simon’s comments that focused more on what she had on rather than her voice bothered her, Haley Scarnato said “A little bit. They always say this is a singing competition, etc., but it is what it is. You just have to brush it off and do the best that you can do.”
When asked if not responding to Simon’s comments was the right decision, Haley said “That’s who I am. I’m on national TV and I don’t want anybody to think – I still want to stay on that frame of mind of, you’ve got to respect him. He’s Simon Cowell, and you’ve got to set an example. It does hurt a little bit, but you just kind of brush it off and try to get through it.”
Haley pointed out to reporters that what she was wearing did not affect her performances. Haley said “Whether I’m wearing shorts or not, I’m not strutting around just because I’m in shorts. Do you know what I mean? That’s just who I am, no matter what I was wearing. I was wearing pants and I was still strutting around. That’s the style of the song. The song was about basically in your face, the rhythm, it’s funky, and it was Latin, so it is a sexy vibe. That’s just kind of what I was going for. But no matter what I was wearing, it was still the same vibe.”
When asked if she thought about changing the sort of outfits she was wearing after Simon first commented, Haley said “You get so much feedback from everybody, and they’re like, “Keep it,” I never really changed my look. Since Hollywood week, I showed my midriff a little bit and stuff like that. Not really, I want to stay true to who I am. It’s fun dressing up and playing the part of the theme week and the song that you’re signing. Like with Latin week, it’s more of a sexier vibe. I don’t think I wore less clothes than before, so I don’t know. I don’t think so. I think I stayed true to who I am.”
When asked how she would adjust and correct her performances based on the judges conflicting advice, Haley jokingly said, “If I was still going to be here next week, I was going to wear a choir robe. I was going to be fully clothed. You just take it for what it’s worth and just try to brush it off, and just know that you still have to perform. I felt good about it, so I’m okay with it.”
When asked if it was confusing how Simon Cowell first praised her legs and then suggested she was showing a lot of skin to stay on the show, Haley said “You can’t please everybody. It’s just one of those things. I didn’t go shorter. I didn’t wear less clothes. I just did the same thing. It was going to happen eventually and I figured that. But I got a good vibe from the judges and I didn’t want to lose it because I didn’t really get any great vibes from them before. My stylist liked it and it just seemed to kind of work. Everybody was liking it, but it was bound to happen sooner or later.”
When asked what she thought of Cowell’s accusation that she was basically showing off her body to stay on the show, Haley said “It hurts, of course. It’s just legs. It is what it is, it’s legs. I don’t even know what to say about it. It’s frustrating because I’m just trying to go out there and perform and entertain and sing.”
American Idol - Season 6 - Elimination Results
Tonight we saw another American Idol contestant fall, Haley Scarnato. Even though her sexy attire choice for that night was spot on, her song of Maria, Maria received mixed reveiws from the judges. Seven Contestants Left to compete for the finale . Who will be the last man/woman standing? And how long will Sanjaya last? Will he and his atrocious singing make it to the end or will people finally come to their senses and stop voting for him? Only time will tell. So we bid thee farewell Haley and we hope to soon say goodbye to COUGH! Suckjaya COUGH! excuse me Sanjaya Malakar.
