Justin Guarini Reveals Relationships With Kelly Clarkson and Tamyra Gray

It's a blast from American Idol past!

Season 1 finalist Justin Guarini has opened a new one-man show titled Lovesick, in which the singer recounts some juicy tidbits from his life in-between covers of popular and classic songs. The show, which opened Friday at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania, revealed several unknown truths about the 35-year-old singer:

In one moment during the show, Guarini admits to having had a serious thing with Season 1 champ Kelly Clarkson. Their relationship apparently began on the set of their hastily-filmed beach movie, From Justin to Kelly, and ended when her career took off while his stagnated. In Lovesick, Guarini convey his heartbreak over Clarkson with a quiet rendition of Oleta Adams’s “Get Here,” a song that had become his signature during Season 1 of American Idol.

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Guarini also admitted to romancing Seasoun 1's fourth-place finisher Tamara Gray, although the relationship was apparently less intense than his connection with Clarkson. Of course, all three are now married with children: Kelly to talent manager Brandon Blackstock, Gray to Color Me Badd singer Sam Watters, and Guarini to high school sweetheart Reina. It's his marriage that gives Guarini his third juicy, TMI tidbit: apparently, after Reina gave birth to their second son, Guarini had a vasectomy. Um, thanks for sharing, Justin?

Sprinkled throughout the one-man show are references to his first kiss, hindered by braces (“It was magical; sure, there was some blood involved”), as well as his first obsession (“You were Romeo and all of a sudden you’re John Hinkley writing to Jodi Foster. I did what any red-blooded American guy would do – I stalked her.”). He also discussed his past in musical theater, and the perks of being a straight man in a field that had largely been populated by female cast members and gay men.

Guarini goes on to close the show with Donny Hathaway's version of Leon Russel’s “A Song for You,” which he dedicated to his wife, who was in the audience. Although the stories didn't always paint him in the best light, the show was largely praised by critics for being unflinchingly honest, even if the narrative was meandering and unfocused. Granted, we probably shouldn't expect this to land on Broadway any time soon, as he'll be joining the Broadway production of Wicked in the role of Fiyero starting on February 25.

Via: Lehigh Valley Music / Broadway World