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Melinda Doolittle said actress Nicole Kidman once gave her some of the best advice.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic;Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
  • It was difficult to leave without fans stopping her.

  • She said Nicole Kidman told her to hire security.

  • After her season ended, she was given security for six months.

The season six finalist said she got advice from Kidman.

Speaking to Insider for the show's 20th anniversary, the singer said she met the actor while having dinner with her friends.

No one was talking to her. I had a line at my table and I wasn't sure if Nicole Kidman was right there.

She said that Kidman asked her to come over to her table after she left because she couldn't eat because it was so cold.

She said, "Hey, honey, we're so proud of you." The person remembered. We saw you on the show. You should invest in security.

The actress said that people don't relate to her in that way because they just saw her on screen. You're a part of them. They don't mind going up to your dinner table and not eating. It's important that you have someone with you so you can eat.

The third place winner immediately hired security after this conversation.

It was the best advice I've ever received.

Although she still gets spotted in public, she says it's nowhere close to the level of fame she faced in the early 2000s

Melinda Doolittle wearing a silky white dress holding a microphone on
Melinda Doolittle came in third place on season six.Matt Sayles/AP

While filming the show, she and her fellow contestants were aware of the consequences of going out in public.

Without security, we couldn't go anywhere.

She said that the show was so large that you couldn't walk more than 10 feet without getting stopped or people wanting pictures and talking to you.

"I don't know how to put into words how crazy it was," he said. When you try to go in public, your brain starts to realize that this is your life.

Nicole Kidman's representatives did not reply to Insider's request for comment.

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