‘American Idol’ winner Just Sam reveals she's back to performing in NYC subways

[TMC]

https://www.the-sun.com/entertainmen...ng-winner/amp/

Just Sam made a heartbreaking confession in her lengthy post.

"Back in 2021, I was super embarrassed to be going back to the trains. I didn’t want people to know that I legit needed the money & I didn’t want people to know that it wasn’t optional," she wrote.

"I was disappointed in myself for allowing myself to fall so low after winning idol, but then I had to take it easy on me and remember that I started my journey with Idol at 20 years old. Not even knowing anything about Hollywood or the music industry."

She continued: "Since then, I have learned so much and I’ve been able to take my experiences and share them with other artist in hopes that they don’t experience the same things that I did when It comes to making it in this life.

"For my season, there was COVID-19 which literally had the world shut down and had many people in hiding unsure of what was going to happen next.

'I WAS READY'​

"I was very much unsure of what was going to come. For a few months after winning I was unsure of what was next, but I was ready and waiting for whatever it was."

Just Sam furthered: "Everyone wants to know what happened and why this or why that & I will answer those questions someday, but In the meantime I’ll say this. I never expected to win, but I did, I was so grateful and I know that people are feeling like I let them down.

"I used to feel like I let myself and everyone down too. I know that there’s more coming for me. I know that everything happens for a reason and I know that this too shall pass no matter what things may look like right now.

"I'm not like any other contestant that has ever had a chance to be apart of the American Idol production. My year was unlike any other."

"My grandmother is who I have and who I have always had and she knows absolutely nothing about the music industry all she knows is how to listen and call out a good singer when she hears one," she shared.

Just Sam concluded: "We didn’t know what to do with the win especially being that we had absolutely no help. There are people who have had more success than me and good for them I’m happy for them, but I am not them. I don’t like my situation, but it won’t be this forever."

[JamesG]

Winning on "American Idol" today just doesn't have the same impact that it did around 2 decades ago.

For the few Kelly Clarkson's and Carrie Underwood's who made it there are many Taylor Hicks' and Caleb Johnson's.