Before the votes came in, he said he knew Kelly would win.
Fans would start a riot if he had won, thought the runner-up.
The two actors went on to star in a musical together and have remained friends.
It was obvious that Kelly Clarkson was going to win the first season of "American IDOL", according to the man.
The runner-up on the first season of the show said that fans would have been upset if he had won.
Before the winner was announced, he said he remembered standing off-stage with the show's executive producer.
The singer said that if he won, he would have to hire more security. He said that the executive producer asked why.
The producer was asked if he saw that. And listen to that?
There will be a riot if I win this thing. It was obvious to everyone that Kelly was the winner.
He was excited for her when she won the show. He said that he was "genuinely joyful" when Ryan announced that she won, because he had grown close to her throughout the season.
The fact that my friend was supposed to win was obvious to me.
When they competed on the first season of the show, they were both in their 20s.
Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, and Simon Cowell all appeared on NBC's "The Kelly Clarkson Show" in the year 2019.
"I will always be one of her biggest fans because I was there from the beginning and saw her progression," Guarini said.
He said that she is able to connect with her fans because she is real.
One of my favorite things about Kelly is that she shows who she is and who she isn't. She has always been her own person.
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