Sunday, June 24, 2007

The "Idol" Romance Report

Here’s the latest “American Idol” Romance Report…

“People” magazine is reporting that its 2006 Most Eligible Bachelor, Taylor Hicks, has a new girlfriend…

She’s Caroline Lyders, a morning anchor at the Milwaukee ABC affiliate, WISN. They met when Lyders interviewed Hicks in March.

She told a local Milwaukee magazine that she and Taylor are just friends…

Meanwhile Kellie Pickler has confirmed to “People” that she is dating Nashville Predators right wing Jordin Tootoo.

Tootoo is the first player of Inuit descent to play in the NHL. He is from Rankin Inlet, a small town in Nunavut in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Kellie, who is from Albermarle, North Carolina, tells “People” “We’re from real different places, but they’re both small towns so we’re a lot alike too.”

Kellie recently took a break from Brad Paisley’s “Bonfires and Amplifiers” tour to spend a week with Tootoo and his family. Kellie told “People” she had no idea what to expect on the trip, but since it was snowing up there, she was going to learn to drive a snowmobile…

Kellie will perform at the Lawrence County Fair July 12th at 7 p.m…