The glam rocker dodged the question all season long as he dominated American Idol, while media speculated that fear of turning off Idol voters might have been the reason for staying mum.

But Adam Lambert is not the first Idol with a colorful past. In 2007, raunchy pictures of Antonella Barba were leaked; In 2008, news broke that David Hernandez was a male stripper. And that same year a video was released showing Danny Noriega wearing make up and ranting obscenities. Shortly after all of these scandals, the contestants were voted off.

Did Adam do the smart thing by waiting to come out or did he just want to keep us guessing? One year I want to see an Idol contestant win who has a sex tape floating around or an old drug habit. America, don't let me down.



GOD'S HONEST TRUTH -- I HAVE NEVER WATCHED AN EPISODE OF Jon & Kate Plus 8. But I wasn't surprised to read that my girl Tori Spelling is a fan of the show. Well, maybe was a fan.

Since the going got tough in the Gosselin clan, Tori is tuning out. "It was one of my favorite shows. Now, it seems to have gone to an odd place…I loved the fact that they were a normal family. They weren’t in Hollywood. They were real and it’s hard for me now to see them on the cover of People Magazine… I was like, 'Wow, I'm not watching a celebrity family on TV. I'm actually watching a real family and I want to know what that's like so I can relate to that.' "

Tori, for one thing, once the Gosselins had sextuplets after twins they were no longer normal. Normal people usually can’t feed a brood that big on a normal salary. They may have been more "real" before they got the television show. You should have seen them then. They went where they wanted to go and did whatever they wanted to do. Without cameras or entourages. See, Tori, normal people don't have cameras in their faces 24/7. Once that happens you're a celebrity family. So what you were watching was never real or normal. I’m really sorry you had to grow up in the Hollywood bubble but Jon and Kate were never what you’re looking for; Jon and Kate have become you.



THE KITCHEN WAS THE SAME BUT THE EXPERIENCE BAR reached the ceiling on Wednesday night’s premiere of "Top Chef Masters. This new version of the food-cooking competition leaves the amateurs at home to marvel at the masters at work. I’m getting goose bumps. Since I’ve watched Top Chef since season one, I recognized many of the chefs who breezed by in the many commercials leading to the debut. Each week four renowned chefs will compete as the amateurs do - with a quickfire and an elimination challenge. Whoever wins moves on to the next week.
When I saw Chef Hubert Keller, a frequent Top Chef guest judge, I knew he was going to win. How can anyone who looks that delicious not excel? I'm totally into the older gentlemen with the gray pony-tailed length hair, beard and mustache look. And he's French! Yummy…Oh, but back to the show.

The quickfire challenge was a dessert judged by a panel of Girl Scouts who were brutally honest in the way only kids can be. Chef Tim Love made an unusual chicken-fried strawberry. The Scouts were iffy on it. Keller won with a gorgeous dessert that had Chocolate Meringue Mousse, or fruit with orange foam and tiny surprises)." Such a pretentious title but I bet it was the bomb. That swan sent the Girl Scouts swooning. Keller also won the elimination challenge with one of the dishes being a simple mac & cheese. Of course his had prawns and mushrooms.

Regular Top Chef co-host Tom Colicchio made a brief appearance but my Padma Lakshmi went missing. I’d never run into Masters host Kelly Choi before, but from her bio she seems quite an accomplished food journalist and television producer. But she’s no Padma. She doesn’t posses the languid "I could be anywhere in the world but I choose to be here with you" Padma fabulousness. (Cause you know it’s true).

Veteran food critic Gael Greene, with her formidable hat collection, graces the show with her presence, along with critics Jay Rayner and James Oseland. The chefs are vying for $100,000 for their special charities so there are tender stories and home photos to go along with their amazing food. It's all very yummy to my eyes.

SexyChattyCatty is a regular contributor at CrabbyGolightly.com where she writes frequently on TV, America's favorite snack food. Writer Nicki R. contributed to this report.