Did Claudia Conway 'fake activism for clout'? Kellyanne Conway's 16-year-old auditions for 'American Idol'
Claudia Conway, daughter of Kellyanne and attorney Goerge Conway, took to TikTok to tease her appearance on the singing competition reality show 'American Idol'. Claudia, who recently made national headlines after confronting her mother's support for President Trump in highly publicized TikTok videos claiming that she's a victim of mental and emotional abuse, revealed to her followers that she appeared in 'American Idol' as a participant and had already met Ryan Seacrest.
The TikTok video can be viewed in the tweet below.
Claudia Conway is filming with American Idol today, says she met with Ryan Seacrest and is auditioning https://t.co/j2Wqjf3C0C pic.twitter.com/dOr2dHgaad
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) November 15, 2020
The teenager, in her first video in nearly three weeks, said that she was filming her confessional for the ABC series, which started production in early October for Season 19. The show is set to debut on Sunday, February 14, 2021. In the video, Claudia says, "Hey guys, I'm here at American Idol confessional. I met Ryan Seacrest today and I have my audition soon, so stay tuned for that. Very, very nervous, but very, very excited." Claudia has over 1.4 million followers on TikTok.
Claudia's mother Kellyann was counselor to President Trump from 2017 until this past August. Her father George is a founding member and advisor of the Lincoln Project, a conservative Super PAC formed in December 2019 with the aim to "Defeat President Trump and Trumpism at the ballot box".
Reactions
Twitter users were fast to comment on Claudia's appearance on the reality series. One user wrote, "Claudia Conway is a mastermind. Faking activism for clout, manipulating her followers, and her mom is probably in on it. she’s on 'American Idol' even though she can’t sing and is the epitome of a rich White person dancing thru life. She’s a genius for it."
Another said, "What the f**k is Claudia Conway doing on 'American Idol'. Girlie dipped after she was exposed TWICE and then decided to reappear on 'American Idol'? Ma'am." Another user tweeted, "not Claudia Conway auditioning for 'American Idol'??!??? Why is that the funniest thing I’ve ever heard?" followed by "can she even sing!?"
A user commented, "Why the fuck is Claudia Conway going on 'American Idol'? The f**k is she supposed to say? Yes, I am currently being emotionally abused by my mother, and most of TikTok hates me, and yes, my mother is Kellyanne Conway? Can she even say those things considering she lives with Kellyanne?" One user wrote, "Claudia Conway gaining that big of a following through political TikTok and then immediately auditioning for 'American Idol' of all things is something I’m unfortunately going to think about a lot."
claudia conway is a mastermind. faking activism for clout, manipulating her followers, and her mom is probably in on it. she’s on american idol even though she can’t sing and is the epitome of a rich white person dancing thru life. she’s a genius for it
— opinions (@opinion14560604) November 16, 2020
wtf is claudia conway doing at american idol. girlie dipped after she was exposed TWICE and then decided to reappear on american idol?? maam
— 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐯𝐚 ✡︎ (@jwitterghost) November 15, 2020
not claudia conway auditioning for american idol??!??? why is that the funniest thing i’ve ever heard
— natalie sarah :fallen_leaf: (@nattyissues) November 14, 2020
Why the fuck is Claudia Conway going on American Idol??? Tf is she supposed to say? Yes, I am currently being emotionally abused by my mother, and most of Tiktok hates me, and yes, my mother is Kellyanne Conway? Can she even say those things considering she lives with Kellyanne??
— Slater Creegan (@lostmyhippos) November 15, 2020
Claudia Conway gaining that big of a following through ~political tik tok~ and then immediately auditioning for American idol of all things is something I’m unfortunately going to think about a lot
— cecilia (@cecilialater_) November 16, 2020