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Clay Aiken is On His Way...to Lunch


Singer Clay Aiken along Montana Avenue in Brentwood before lunching with friends at Louise's. The successful former 'American Idol' runner-up looked summery in his linen blazer and leather sandals.

The singer is in the middle of promoting his fourth album, 'On My Way Here,' which debuted at #4 on the Billboard charts. Despite the albums' success, Clay sees no parallels between him and another well-known hitmaker.

He recently told The Associated Press, 'I'm not cool, you know what I mean? I'm not gonna lie. I'm not trying to be Justin Timberlake. Thank God we have him, but I'm not him....I'm not gonna bring anybody's sexy back.'

Not in those sandals, you're not. That's a guarantee.

Clay, who recently ended his run on Broadway in 'Spamalot.' Would he ever return to the Great White Way? When asked that question, Clay replied, 'probably You know, (if) the right thing came along, absolutely, I'd love to do that again," he said. "But you know what? If the right anything came along, I'd be happy to try it.'

I...aww, no...it's just too easy.



39 Comments

Sabrina said:

So cute! He just gets better looking all the time.

Anonymous said:

I'm not too sure about the blonde but if truth be told it's probably closer to his natural hair color but we've never seen his natural color since his AI days. Good to see him out and about!

Anon said:

He looks cute. I like the hair.

Anonymous said:

I think he looks better than cute. He is movie star handsome. The blond hair totally rocks. By the way, AI hair was not his natural color either. Check out his new CD, "On My Way Here." It's great.

Lillian said:

Clay looks absolutely gorgeous and so relaxed. I am very glad to see him out and about with Quiana and Jamie. Cannot wait to see you Clay on the talk show circuits starting again tomorrow with Rachel Ray, Jimmy Kimmel and Craig Ferguson. Have a fantastic time in California and get plenty of rest when you return home to NC.
Lillian from Baltimore

Dana said:

Ha Ha. Jamie is so cute and she isn't hiding or cropped out of the pictures for a change. Clay is so good looking! I love the new look. He's finally back to his natural blond color. Go Clay! Be yourself and don't pay any attention to the stupid tabloids.

kylie said:

I would hardly recognize Clay!!!! I was sent to this site for a peek at his new look, and he is drop dead handsome!!! Not a huge fan of the hair, but the rest is amazing!!! WHEW\

Will buy the new cd while I am out tomorrow. My sister told me it is really, really good. Can't wait!

Peg said:

People who think they are cool usually aren't. That is one of the things that makes Clay cool in my book. He is genuine and modest and talented. And he sure is handsome--these pictures are great and I love the sandals.

Just got that new CD and it is amazing. Clay has outdone himself with this CD and has shown that he can sing the sh*t out of anything!!

Peg said:

People who think they are cool usually aren't. That is one of the things that makes Clay cool in my book. He is genuine and modest and talented. And he sure is handsome--these pictures are great and I love the sandals.

Just got that new CD and it is amazing. Clay has outdone himself with this CD and has shown that he can sing the sh*t out of anything!!

Peg said:

People who think they are cool usually aren't. That is one of the things that makes Clay cool in my book. He is genuine and modest and talented. And he sure is handsome--these pictures are great and I love the sandals.

Just got that new CD and it is amazing. Clay has outdone himself with this CD and has shown that he can sing the sh*t out of anything!!

Darcy said:

Wow! Clay must be doing OK cause he sure looks good in those pics. Wasn't he a dork? Now he's all grown up and hot!!!! I'll have to check out the CD.

Anonymous said:

Love the hair and clothes, hate the sandals

ally said:

Clay is HOT. He looks so much better .

He may not be as cool as JT but I'll take him. :)

Anne said:

I started out enjoying your article, then you had to go and ruin it with your snide remarks.

Tiggy said:

Wow! Clay looks so good in these photos. Relaxed and happy! He should be; the new CD, On My Way Here totally rocks!

Carol said:

The man is drop dead gorgeous. Why is it that a little flip of the shirt and the glimpse of a little part of his tummy makes me start to sweat. No other so-called personality or star has ever had this effect on me. Clay is just so sexy---without even trying.

Carol said:

The man is drop dead gorgeous. Why is it that a little flip of the shirt and the glimpse of a little part of his tummy makes me start to sweat. No other so-called personality or star has ever had this effect on me. Clay is just so sexy---without even trying.

slg said:

He is so handsome now... he doesn't have a clue how sexy he really is, which makes him even sexier IMO! The CD is great... worth giving a try, and then many enjoyable hours listening to that golden voice. Everything with Clay is getting better with age!

Borakay said:

I just bought his new CD . On My way Here and I was totally surprise on how good it is
Totally Rocks . Get one You will enjoy it. It is edgy, fast and upbeat

He really looks HAWT now

Phoebe said:

That is Clay Aiken???

Oh my....he sure has grown up nicely. Quite the handsome man now!

Anonymous said:

Clay looks great! I saw him in Spamalot and he was awesome!!

Anonymous said:

Clay looks great! I saw him in Spamalot and he was awesome!!

PHG said:

I saw Clay in person last week in NYC at the Virgin CD signing. He is gorgeous!
The new CD is fantastic! It rocks too. Check it out. Clay is starting to look a little bit like David Bowie. He even sings like him on a few of the songs on the new cd. There is nothing bad about that.

Shannon said:

Clay looks awesome!

Emme said:

Wow, Clay looks great. He gets better looking each time I see him. I am glad he has the "i'll try anything" attitude. I read great reviews of his time on Broadway, something he never thought he would try. And I have listened to the new CD and understand Kipper pushed him in new direction with several songs. I love "On My Way Here". And.. . . 4 CDs - 4 top 5 debuts! You rock, Clay Aiken! You are an honorable as well as talented man. If only there were more like you!.

Stacy said:

Love the pics of this HAWT HAWT guy! LOVE the new CD! He ROCKS!

Anonymous said:

Wow, he looks very trim and love the clothes.

Cute girl with him too.

Ana said:

I think Clay is gorgeous and hawt! I love that he could care less about being cool, whatever that means today. I'm not sure anymore since I turned 30 last week. I also love that he wears whatever he is comfortable with. It's those who think they are cool who are really are not like the author of this piece. The pictures are great and is the pretty brunette his girlfriend? I've seen her before and they were holding hands. It must be hard to always be photographed when out in public. I didn't know Clay had a new CD. How come it is not advertised much? Could I ask any more questions?

Nancy said:

I hope he keeps doing whatever makes him happy and he keeps trying something new because
we love it all. He never disappoints his fans. Looking good, Clay! PS Love the sandals.

jolene said:

Funny how he and his "hairdresser" Jamie try to make it look like they're NOT together when they're in public.
She's gorgeous. They make a cute couple.

Anonymous said:

Wow, this guy just keeps getting better looking. He was cute on Idol but now he's a total hottie. I heard some songs from his new CD on you tube and am definately buying this one.

Cookie said:

This is the 1st time since 2006 so many people have commented on how terrific Clay looks and I must agree even though I don't like the color of the hair. Clay always looks hotilicious when he's thin and Spamalot did that for him. I just hope he keeps moving and doesn't put the weight back on. He's much too good looking. The album is totally the best out this year. It has it all especially the voice. He keeps mentioning Timberlake. I'm waiting for Justin to sing a ballad and state "I knowI'm no Clay Aiken and truer words would never have been spoken. There I said it and now I feel better.

Anonymous said:

I like the sandals, but not his feet. Anyone else get a sense this "candid" moment was staged by his PR team? The write-up even sounds like veiled PR. Including the clothing/hair and posing reeks of being planned for PR. He takes a good pic when gussied up, but he's not naturally good looking (or masculine looking) by any means. Saw him on Rachael Ray, and he looked his norman geek self. Although his new set teeth and chin implant does hekp.

Vera said:

I love Clay he always has been hot all he needs now a hot and smart girl.

cookie2u said:


Cookie, Clay put on weight while he was tanking an anti-anxiety medicine. Once Clay stopped taking the medicine the weight just about melted off.

I think that Clay has always looked hot, sandals on feet or not. To be honest, Clay is absolutely gorgeous! He can park his sandals under my bed any time.

Clay's new CD is fantastic! Clay's voice and Steely Dan's band together make for some beautiful music and some great listening pleasure.

Tanya said:

That is one hot man right there. And that girl that is with him is his cousin Jamie he introduced her to the audience one time at his concert.

Tanya said:

That is one hot man right there. And that girl that is with him is his cousin Jamie he introduced her to the audience one time at his concert.

mimi2 said:

That beautiful brunette he was with is his cousin jamie, she does his hair. Now the gorgeous blonde he had his arm around last sunday nite in manhattan was hannah waddingham. They've been seen together alot. I think his baby momma-Jaymes has alot of competition with all the lovely ladies that want him!!!!!

mimi2 said:

That beautiful brunette he was with is his cousin jamie, she does his hair. Now the gorgeous blonde he had his arm around last sunday nite in manhattan was hannah waddingham. They've been seen together alot. I think his baby momma-Jaymes has alot of competition with all the lovely ladies that want him!!!!!

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