Kristy Lee Cook -- Smalltown Nobody

"Idol" castoff Kristy Lee Cook is getting too big for her britches -- at least in her own head.
Kristy Lee Cook
The songstress called her local nail salon in Grants Pass, Ore. yesterday to make an appointment, and get this -- Kristy asked to be ushered in through the back door to avoid the crowds of adoring fans. Only problem, there weren't any!

No one at the salon had even heard of her. Needless to say, Cook walked in unharmed by the swarm of no one and got her nails and feet did. It's hard being famous y'all!

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61. Actually I know her and work down the street from her and she is VERY NICE!
That lady does her nails all the time, and she is the nicest person. She stayed 3 hours longer to make sure she signed everyones pictures at this welcome home thing I went to! I waited for 3 hours! She stayed the whole time! The people who KNOW Kristy know TMZ is just talking trash! Cause she is a good person!
Keep trying though!!

Posted at 1:40AM on May 14th 2008 by Kit

62. ROFLMFAO!!!!!! well SOMEONE thinks WAYYYYYYYYY too much of themselves!!

Posted at 1:56AM on May 14th 2008 by Dave

63. Little miss country bumpkin thinks she's hot stuff, huh? Wow, can you imagine how much bigger a bitch she would've become if she had won American Idol?? Frankly, I think she lasted way too long on the show......she blows!!

Posted at 5:58PM on May 14th 2008 by surfpimp

64. #60, Selma is a tiny unincorporated community outside of Grants Pass. Less than 1000 people. Grants Pass has a pop. of about 35,000, perhaps 1/3 of them transplants from So Cal. So aside from 13 year old hick girls, people here could not care less about the white trash that butchered the Beatles.

Posted at 6:07PM on May 14th 2008 by boredofficeworker

65. Okay, I didn't go to HS with her but what's the complaint that she used to be cool? People aspire and do their thing, if she's not still "cool" and/or hanging out with former HS buddies get over it. I don’t pretend to like country music and therefore KLC but come on - why be a hater? As for her call to ensure she wouldn't be mobbed - strange indeed. I think she was better then Ace and he thought he was both killer and a great singer. As did that guy earlier this season in this season - the one in the boy band. Cute but when you think you're sooooo cute, it aint cute.

Go David C.

Posted at 6:39PM on May 14th 2008 by Purplejodi

66. I think it is pretty funny that she would be in a Nail Salon having her nails done, especially since she told all of America, that she does them herself.. Can you believe anything that comes out of this girls mouth.. For the record that Nail Salon is one of the BEST in Grants Pass, Or.. I know the back ground in the pic.

Posted at 6:24PM on May 15th 2008 by babydoll

67. hello you already had 2 record deals and those didnt work out quite so well either did they?? get a clue you will never be "an it girl" oh and love how you announced your engagement the night after you got eliminated way to hold on to your 15min of fame even though we all know you got engaged in march.. hahah do you cheat on him too???? you shouldnt have ever shared all the skeletons in the closet.. this is a small town and we all know to much... go back to your log cabin and be a mommas girl.

Posted at 11:44PM on May 14th 2008 by lisa herman

68. It sounds to me like she just wanted to get her nails done quietly without any big fuss being made out of it. It's obvious that people are stalking her, else why the picture and the news item? There are an awful lot of sour grapes from small-town losers in these messages. Envy is pretty ugly.

Posted at 1:12PM on May 15th 2008 by Can I get a witness

69. I live in GP and know Kristy Lee personally. She used to be a nice girl, a little stuck up but still nice... until she went to AI. Now she could care less who's toes she steps on to get where she wants to be which in my opinion won't be far. She's already had two record deals with a successful label and they got her nowhere. Why does she think it will change now? Yes, she is a good singer but she is certainly not a GREAT singer. There are already a lot of good singers in the world. This also is not "envy" or "jealousy" speaking because I would hate to be in the position that she is in now and have to deal with negative publicity such as this. How embarrassing for her...
As for this picture and the people that say that obviously the paps were following her... I also know the lovely girls at this salon and it was a customer who was tanning there that snuck the picture thinking she could get a little bit of $$$ out of it (She didn't, by the way). Isn't money what drives most people in our society anyway?
Also, I think you should know that Grants Pass and selma may be small towns but that doesn't mean that only hicks live here and most people that come here think it's so beautiful and enjoy it so much that they end up moving here. Why do you think such a large part of the population came here from Cali?

Posted at 2:19PM on May 15th 2008 by smalltowngirl

70. small town girl: On what do you base your critique? HOW and WHO has Kristy stepped on to get to where she wants to be since AI? She was home for maybe a total of one week before she was traveling again. Her schedule is full, and her time is not her own (her LIFE isn't her own for the time being) until the tour is over.
By the way, she only had a contract not TWO record deals. Hmmm, interesting...if she had TWO record deals then maybe some folks in the business think she has what it takes to be sucessful...hmmm, just sayin'...
As for the woman who took the picture? What a skank...intruding on someone's privacy with the hope of making money...disgusting.

Posted at 4:14PM on May 15th 2008 by uh huh

71. 4th Street Beauty Co. f*n rocks!!! Heather and Kirsten are awesome +)

Posted at 7:08PM on May 15th 2008 by yeahyeahs

72. omg thats where she goes?? that place is awesome, those girls are nice and there was no paparazzi there haha we are in grants pass population 25,000 no way would tmz come here... whos cares if she is nice or not, support a local talent like you would a local business!

Posted at 9:35PM on May 15th 2008 by niceoutside

73. I never heard her say that she does her own nails...and if she did say so, maybe since she's now appearing on national tv she wants a more professional image. I expect most entertainers have their nails done professionally. Heck, I have MY nails done professionally! I think its lousy that TMZ is making her sound conceited. If there wasn't anyone hanging out in front of the nail salon, that just means that no one knew she was there, duh! So coming in the back door worked, duh! And by the way, she just happens to be a pretty nice person, too. Its too bad that pretty girls always get accused of being conceited even when they're not. And you've got to admit, she is very pretty!

Posted at 12:54AM on May 16th 2008 by going to the river

74. I love her. I think she sounds better than me and look how far I've come. Of course it helps if you suck up to Simon....

Posted at 12:40PM on May 20th 2008 by carrie underwood

75. A girl tanning took a picture of KLC when getting her precious nails done, and everyone thinks the paps are really spending time and money on her? Lot's of people have dirt on her, and National Inqurer is paying $..and some others too. Sorry but not only were there NO FANS…also NO PAPS!! Surely, conceited and looking for attention!!! Go back to Selma, or get lost in Nashville (hahahaha), or LA or somewhere and leave Grants Pass alone, your embarrassing us!! FORGETTABLE...that's what YOU ARE...FORGETTABLE...near and far! Take a hint and find a new career?!?!

Posted at 4:13AM on May 21st 2008 by americangirl

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