On Monday, May 21, 2018, ABC held the finale of their first season owning "American Idol." This first season of the newly revised show was like a breath of fresh air for many reasons, like the fact that they didn't rely on bad auditions for views (they primarily showed the best auditions and received more views with those than in past seasons when they showed the bad ones), they brought a bunch of kids from all over together and created a family (THEY ALL RAN UP AND HUGGED THE WINNER BECAUSE THEY WERE SO HAPPY FOR HER!! I'm not crying, you are), and the fact that they utilized other Disney properties like Hollywood Records to actually create long lasting careers for these kids.
This season's winner was the 20-year-old Iowa native, Maddie Poppe (my fave all season long, just saying) but before the news broke that Maddie had won, the runner-up, Caleb Lee Hutchinson, revealed before their duet that the two had been dating for months!! The internet, as well as myself, were all shocked and super excited for the pair because of how happy and in love they seemed to be. Here are some reasons why Caleb and Maddie are literally the cutest couple in Hollywood:
1. Their pictures on social media.
Since the pair made things official during the Top 24 week, according to Caleb, they have been all over each other's social media with the cutest personality pictures. You may be saying, "So? They're a young couple, of course, there are pictures on their social media accounts." The notable thing about this case is the fact that literally, no one noticed that they were dating until they announced it. So for several months (there's even a picture from the Top 24 when they started dating), they have been low key telling their fans they were together but no one put the puzzle pieces together!
2. Their personalities are similar.
The best types of relationships are the ones that start out as friends. These two have the type of relationship where they can be themselves around each other, and each of their personalities is super quirky and adorable in their own way!
3. He wrote a song about her.
Listen to Caleb's original song from the Top 3 and try to tell me it's not about her:
Caleb as also recently confirmed that his debut album is on the way and there are songs about Maddie on it and I cannot wait anymore!
4. He supported her win.
He could've been upset or jealous that she won over him, but instead, he held her hand, hugged her tightly, and kissed her on the forehead when they announced her name! Later that night he also posted this on his social media and it honestly made me cry:
5. The way she loves him back.
You can imagine winning a show like "American Idol" would make you too busy to ever check your phone, but she took time out of her busy day after her win to thank "American Idol" not just for the win, BUT FOR CALEB MOST OF ALL.
I'M NOT CRYING YOU ARE.