‘Idol’ Ends With Plot Twist Nobody Saw Coming

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It was the moment everyone had been waiting for, down to just two finalists – American Idol was about to crown the newest winner of the competition…but that wasn’t the only reveal that folks watching would get.

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Season 16 of American Idol had kicked off a whole new style of show, this time aired on ABC and produced with a lot more special effects.

Beyond just the special effects, guest performances, and new music during the season finale last night (May 21st), there was a whole other level of surprise in store for folks – and nobody would have ever been able to predict it!

It was just down to Gabby Barrett, Maddie Poppe, and Caleb Lee Hutchison as finalists – but Barrett was eliminated leaving just Poppe and Hutchison as the final two.

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Set to perform a song together before the big reveal, Caleb and Maddie gave up their biggest secret yet…

โ€œWell, you know, Maddieโ€™s like my best pal,โ€ he said to Ryan Seacrest. โ€œIโ€™ve known her since the beginning ofย Hollywood Week, and you know, she, uh โ€” she actually happens to be my girlfriend.โ€

That’s when the internet went head-over-heels wild about this newly-revealed couple!

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It was then that host Ryan Seacrest announced the two of them would be heading to Hawaii on a vacation for two!

Watch the full reveal of the newest American Idol winner below and let us know what you think about this budding romance.ย