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Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini during FOX TV Network 2003 2004 UpFront Party - Arrivals at Ciprianis at Grand Central Station in New York.Gregory Pace—FilmMagic by [Amanda Michelle Steiner / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Amanda Michelle Steiner / People Mar 6, 2015 7:54 PM UTC All of our 2002 dreams are coming true! [Kelly Clarkson](http://www.people.com/people/kelly%5Fclarkson) has admitted that she and fellow [_American Idol_](http://www.people.com/people/tvwatch/category/0,,20418580,00.html) finalist [Justin Guarini](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:JustinGuarini,00.html) used to date. In a segment of Plead the Fifth on _Watch What Happens Live_ on Thursday, the “Heartbeat” singer was asked to confirm whether she and Guarini really had a fling, as he claimed in his one-man show _Lovesick_. “We didn’t date during _Idol_,” she confessed, “which, everybody thought we we dating, but we did date during … I feel like we weren’t dating during \[_From Justin to Kelly_\] but I feel like maybe we did.” “So, you dated a little bit?” pressed host [Andy Cohen](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:AndyCohen,00.html). “We did date a little bit,” Clarkson, 32, explained. “I think any two people who are thrown together that much would \[date\]. Guy, girl, just saying – ‘[Timeless](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwZCPwX0FkE),’ put that song on from _Justin to Kelly_ – you can’t fight it!” Cohen also asked Clarkson whether she’d “still liken [Miley Cyrus](http://www.people.com/people/miley%5Fcyrus)‘s singing to \[that of\] a pitchy stripper.” Cohen was referring to a [2013 Tweet](https://twitter.com/kelly%5Fclarkson/status/372021185287966720) in which she wrote, “Just saw a couple performances from the VMA’s last night. 2 words…. #pitchystrippers,” to which many assumed to be about Cyrus’s [controversial performance](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20302940%5F20728423,00.html) alongside [Robin Thicke](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:RobinThicke,00.html). “I never said Miley Cyrus!” Clarkson exclaimed. “The fact that I Tweeted ‘pitchy stripper’ and people thought ‘Miley Cyrus’ is not my problem. I’m just saying. … I never said Miley Cyrus.” In any case, if we’ve learned anything from Clarkson’s admission about Guarini (not to mention [The Backstreet Boys](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,EntPeopleTax:BackstreetBoys,00.html)‘ documentary [_Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOZm93IWvgA)), it’s that good things come to those who wait for good gossip. _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/kelly-clarkson-dated-justin-guarini-watch-what-happens-live-video) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com)_._ Read Next: [_Kelly Clarkson: I Will Never Tell My Daughter about_ _‘From Justin to Kelly’_](http://time.com/3725769/kelly-clarkson-piece-by-piece-interview/?xid=time%5Freadnext) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3735775/kelly-clarkson-date-justin-guarini/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3735775/kelly-clarkson-date-justin-guarini/"},"headline":"Kelly Clarkson Did Date Justin Guarini, After All","datePublished":"2015-03-06T19:54:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:58:55.182Z","description":"The 'American Idol' competitors had a fling after the show ended","url":"https://time.com/3735775/kelly-clarkson-date-justin-guarini/","keywords":["celebrities","American Idol","kelly clarkson"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e603995d5620883/6987829506f2c108fb334531/110181953-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amanda Michelle Steiner / People"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e603995d5620883/6987829506f2c108fb334531/110181953-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"110181953-copy.jpg","caption":"FOX TV Network 2003 2004 UpFront Party - Arrivlas","creditText":"Gregory Pace—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3735775/kelly-clarkson-date-justin-guarini/","name":"Kelly Clarkson Did Date Justin Guarini, After All"}}]}] ```