This Week In Kellie Pickler's New "Shoes" -- Update [3 March 2007 Edition]

I decided to write this up as a new post instead of merely "updating" my previous post on this topic.

Finally, Kellie Pickler's appearance on Thursday's American Idol has made it to YouTube. The video below includes not only Kellie's performance of her new song "I Wonder" but also the pre-song chat with Ryan in which he once again shows America just how stupid she is.

Since Thursday, the consensus on the internets is clearly in favor of "yeah, she got some new girls". Washington Post teevee columnist Lisa de Moraes wrote:

" Maybe the surprise was Kellie Pickler. Pickler, last season's goofy blonde from Albemarle, NC, has made a return visit to "American Idol" to sing a song, promote her new album, and show off the girls, which she cutely calls "shoes" when show host Ryan Seacrest asks what she's bought with the money from her record contract.

" "Just shoes?" Ryan asks, while the cameraman, who's apparently the only one noticing Pickler's new double-D's, points the camera at her silver pumps and hangs on for dear life. "

"Feelin' Good" -- Bad Idea [washingtonpost.com]

Idolator Maura Johnston's [I presume] wrapup [which included probably the cutest picture you will ever see of now-departed contestant Alaina Alexander, BTW] of Thursday's show had this to say:

" THE DOWNSIDE OF LOSING: Kellie Pickler stopped by served as a sort of cautionary tale to future Idol also-rans, with her bad peroxide-job hairdo, out-of-control eye shadow, absolutely atrocious dress (who knew that turquoise could be headache-inducing?), and seemingly inflatable chest. (Kellie claimed she spent her Idol money on "shoes," but we're pretty sure those don't come in size 36DD.) "

Idolator's American Idolatry: Tears, Self-Doubt, And Shaken Faith [idolator.com]

But I'm willing to throw just one more little doubt into this whole matter. When I was live-blogging this on Thursday, I wrote: "She looks to have gained a few pounds. And a set of twins. If you catch my drift." After reviewing the video again, I'm wondering if it's just possible that Kellie has gained some weight [okay, we'll stop being coy -- she has OBVS gained some weight in the last year -- compare her face and her hips [ignoring the twin 800-pound gorillas for a moment] to those same features in the videos from last season or in any of the multitude of photos on the internets --Ed.] -- and that some of that weight has made its way upstairs, to a part of the female body that is notoriously "fatty".

In the end, I guess it doesn't really matter whether she's had the work done or not. But if you'd like to keep debating -- or if you just really love watching Kellie Pickler nearly explode out of her dress -- here's the video of Kellie's appearance:



[BTW, wouldn't you just love to have been a drunken fly in Paula Abdul's "Coca-Cola" and overheard the conversations between Simon and Paula captured twice by the director? Don't you just know the director was thinking that Simon and Paula were discussing what Ryan was joking about? Because, why else cut away to them whispering to each other -- TWICE???]