- Claudia Conway appeared in a commercial for the upcoming “American Idol” season.
- The 16-year-old is the daughter of former White House adviser Kellyanne Conway and Lincoln Project founder George Conway.
- Claudia has accumulated more than 1.7 million followers on TikTok by sharing fragments of her life with her known parents.
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Claudia Conway, daughter of former White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, will perform next season on “American Idol”, according to a new commercial that aired during the broadcast of “The Bachelor” on Monday night.
The 16-year-old became a major social media presence last year when she began to openly express her disdain for her mother’s employer and conservative politics. Last year, Conway offered frequently tense portions of his life with his parents.
In November, Conway shared that he was auditioning for the show via TikTok, and posted a lip sync video with his father, George Conway, founder of conservative anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project.
In her latest TikTok, she confirmed to her 1.7 million followers that her audition would air on Sunday, February 13 and “American Idol” confirmed to Insider that she would be part of the season’s premiere.
“I know half the world sees me as a joke because of my parents and other bulls —. I’m just a 16 year old with passions and, you know, trying to figure out the future. That’s a really good opportunity. A really cool opportunity that I immediately accepted, because if “American Idol” gets to you, you don’t say no, “she said.
Earlier this year, Conway posted several TikToks that seemed to show his mother yelling at her and claiming that she had suffered physical and emotional abuse.
“I’m not looking to hate my mom, I just think it’s important to tell my side of the story and my experience,” she said in a following TikTok. “I was watching some videos, I have hundreds and hundreds of videos like that. I thought it was important because, as a woman who has so much power in this country, I don’t think people know what she looks like.”
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In late January, Kellyanne Conway was accused of sharing a nude photo of her daughter, taken from Claudia’s phone, which prompted New Jersey police to investigate, according to the New York Post.
After the incident, Claudia posted a TikTok saying, “We will take care of this in private and I will never speak about it publicly.”