It was the moment everyone had been waiting for, down to just two finalists – American Idol was about to crown the newest winner of the competition…but that wasn’t the only reveal that folks watching would get.
Our Top 3 compete for your votes one last time in our 2 Night Finale Event TONIGHT!
Season 16 of American Idol had kicked off a whole new style of show, this time aired on ABC and produced with a lot more special effects.
Beyond just the special effects, guest performances, and new music during the season finale last night (May 21st), there was a whole other level of surprise in store for folks – and nobody would have ever been able to predict it!
It was just down to Gabby Barrett, Maddie Poppe, and Caleb Lee Hutchison as finalists – but Barrett was eliminated leaving just Poppe and Hutchison as the final two.
That’s when the internet went head-over-heels wild about this newly-revealed couple!
guys i’m going to cry i love maddie and caleb so much and to hear that they are the top 2 is literally a dream come true. update: i’m crying.
It was then that host Ryan Seacrest announced the two of them would be heading to Hawaii on a vacation for two!
Watch the full reveal of the newest American Idol winner below and let us know what you think about this budding romance.
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