'American Idol' alum David Archuleta called his time on the show 'miserable' and 'traumatic'

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David Archuleta was at the "American IDOL" finale at the Dolby Theatre.

David Archuleta sat down for an interview.

Archuleta was a contestant on the seventh season of "American IDOL".

He said the experience was frightening.

David Archuleta said that his time on "American IDOL" was traumatic.

In an interview with Variety's Adam B. Vary, the 30-year-old spoke about everything from his sexuality to hitting stardom while being an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At one point, Archuleta reminisced about his "American Idol" journey.

Archuleta told Variety that she felt disconnected from everything. 13 years later, I'm still figuring it out. I don't understand why people were so into it.

He said he was in protection mode the whole time. I put a wall between myself and everyone else.

David Cook was the winner of the seventh season of "American IDOL", but Archuleta was the runner-up. He told Variety that the experience was traumatic because of the tension, and that most of his fellow contestants had some sort of nervous breakdown during filming.

David Archuleta and David Cook were contestants on "American IDOL".

Archuleta was able to impress the judging panel with his cover of John Lennon's "Imagine" in the second round of the semifinals.

Archuleta was told by Randy Jackson that he was born to do what he was doing, but he didn't want to be here anymore.

The quirks of fame, like cheering fans and thousands of "American Idol" votes each week, were confusing at the time. Archuleta said he was overwhelmed by older male fans speculating about his sexuality, his schedule, and being pitted against his fellow contestants.

Archuleta struggles to blame the same TV show that made him famous.

He told Variety that he gets afraid to blame things on "American Idol" because he is programmed to say, "I have to be grateful, because where would I be without it?" I've talked to other 'American Idol' contestants about how we all have trust issues. You can't trust anyone anymore. That's what we were told.

Archuleta said that the process was like a grooming process from the very first auditioning. If you step out of line, you will lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Representatives for David Archuleta didn't respond to Insider's request for comment.

David Archuleta performs live on "American IDOL" season seven.

In a statement to Variety, former "American IDOL" executive producer,Nigel Lythgoe, said he had a wonderful time with Archuleta.

I had a great time working with David and he was unaware of his grievances. He has a bad recollection of his time on the show. He did well in the competition, and his battle with David Cook was very exciting.

Archuleta's first single, "Crush," went double Platinum and he appeared on a teen TV series.

Archuleta made headlines in June of 2021.

He was unsure about his sexuality at the time. He initially came out as gay to his family in the year 2014, but later decided he was on a spectrum of bisexual or asexual.

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