Turns out recently-dropped American Idol finalist Kristy Lee Cook was keeping a pretty big secret from America. The songstress is engaged, reports E!
Cook's boyfriend popped the question in the sauna of her Idol apartment on Mar. 15, days after she survived her first elimination round as a finalist.The country-inclined singer was able to share this detail with reporters Thursday because she did not survive Idol's latest elimination round Wednesday night. After an especially Byzantine results show, Cook, 24, was revealed to the odd singer out, exiting in Mariah Carey week with the inaptly titled "Forever." "I was kind of upset that I went home because I thought I was getting stronger and stronger," Cook said. "I thought ["Forever"] was my best performance so far. I thought I had at least another week in me."