Mom Of 3 QUITS American Idol Following Standing Ovation & Katy Perry Mom Shame Drama!
04.04.2023 - 03:09
/ perezhilton.com
Wow! Sara Beth Liebe was a fan favorite for a lot of American Idol viewers. Not just because of her amazing voice but because she became a hero to a lot of young moms by standing up to criticism!
In case you missed the controversy, Katy Perry made a joke when she learned the singer was already a mother of three at just 25 years old. And when she felt mom-shamed she said something. That’s pretty brave of her considering this is someone who could potentially crush her pop singing dreams. And we’re sure a lot of other young moms have felt similar ridicule when they’re proud of their lives.
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But that was then… So what happened Sunday night?! The dream just… ended…
Before her performance she admitted in a confessional:
Sara Beth knocked a version of The Police‘s Roxanne right out of the park — even getting a standing ovation from the crowd and her fellow competitors. But then she shocked the judges by saying:
That’s right. She quit! She was doing so well, and she just walked away! She told cameras as she walked off:
It was Katy who tried hard to get Sara Beth to change her mind. Calling her back to the stage, she said:
But her mind was made up. She said in a confessional:
But that was when she was prepared. Off the cuff, she was filmed telling a producer backstage:
But there was more to it. She also said she was “not cut out for show business.” And we learned why later.
Taking to her Instagram the night of the show, Sara Beth shared a video in which she was trembling and couldn’t breathe. It was right after her performance. She wrote:
See the full message (below):
It seems like the stress of it all — even the good, positive eustress — was just too