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Just this one more. Promise. Then I’m done.

Idol castoff Antonella Barba is speaking out in interviews about her time at Idol and the infamous nude pictures. Although she was kicked off by America because she couldn’t sing, she’ll always be my funny Jersey valentine.

How hard was it to deal with all the controversy that was going on around you when you were on the show?
It was definitely difficult and it wasn’t how I intended things to go, but I tried to block it out as much as possible and stay focused on the competition. All that other stuff was completely irrelevant to the fact that I’m here to sing.

Visibility is important – does part of you feel that there’s no such thing as bad publicity?
Yes, it’s true that my name is more well-known because of it, but I’m not known for the things that I would like to be known for right now. I wanted to make a name for myself in singing. The pictures that have been released of me – the ones that actually are me – they were very personal and that is not how I intended to portray myself. I’d rather promote myself in a more classy way. And, again, that was private – that was not for the public eye.

Were you approached to pose in Playboy?
I heard about it but I was never approached.  (source)

She was also asked if she was dating anyone, to which she replied, “No, not really, I want to focus on my career”. I think we all know that she means she’s really into a certain sexy internet writer. I sent her a NSFW t-shirt and everything.