(photo from Antonella Barba's fansite)
E! News spoke to Antonella Barba about being voted off of American Idol 6. Although she did not talk about her controversial photos, she did talk about what the near future holds for her.
She knew last night was the going to be the end of the road for her, "I had a gut feeling and it wasn't a good feeling. I was right." She then added what was is next for her, "I'm going to stick around LA for a couple weeks and see what kind of offers I get. I would like to continue singing. I would even look at acting offers, modeling and just see what's best for me."
So far she has offers from Girls Gone Wild and Playboy, it will be interesting to see what else she is going to get. After all it is pilot season!
Tune into E! News at 7p to see what else she has to say and those other 3 people who were eliminted.
UPDATE: USA Today was at today's American Idol cast-off press conference. We finally her from Antonella and how she felt about her pictures being out there."I hoped to remain on the show because of my talent. I hope the photos didn't affect where I got in the competition" Antonella felt, as she should, that she was exploited by the pictures being leaked online, "I've learned to be careful who you trust." When she was asked if the pictures affected the way she performed on the show, "That's not what I'm about," she said. "All that other stuff was irrelevant. It was definitely difficult (to deal with), and it wasn't how I intended things to go. But I tried to block out as much as possible and focus on the competition. I'm here to sing." They also asked her about the offer from Playboy, and sorry boys she said she said she will absolutely not pose for Playboy. She also adsed, "The pictures that actually are of me are very personal" That is not how I intended to portray myself nor do I intend to portray myself in the future. That was personal, private and not for the public." Dru Libby, a publicist for the show finally had to put an end to the questions, "She was almost in tears after the (30-minute media session)," Libby said. "You could tell she was wearing down. She was getting that lump in her throat where she was breaking down. After six questions…honestly, she couldn't take it anymore." I know several of you think those pictures are wrong, but I feel for her. I would hate to have something I thought was between my friends and me exposed like that and you can't defend yourself. What should be some of the happiest days of your life are you slowly becoming your worst. I wish her luck and hope she gets something. Hopefully not singing because that is not her niche.
