Kelly Clarkson Wants to Be Stuck on a Desert Island With This Fellow ‘American Idol’ Star

When it comes to the prospect of being trapped on a deserted island, Kelly Clarkson would want to be with a fellow American Idol alum.

The hypothetical scenario came up on Thursday’s episode (May 1) of The Kelly Clarkson Show during a round of “Playing Dice With God,” with guests Tina Fey and Will Forte.

Bathed in the studio’s heavenly light, the American Idol winner’s roll of the dice landed on the “Personal” category, prompting the unseen announcer (i.e. “God”) to ask, “If you had to be stranded on an island with one former famous co-worker, who would you choose and why?”

Without skipping a beat, Clarkson answered, “I’m gonna say — she seems like a fun hang for a while — so I’m gonna say J-Hud. I’m gonna say Jennifer Hudson.”

The two stars never crossed paths on Idol: Clarkson won the inaugural season in 2002, while the future EGOT was shockingly eliminated in seventh place two years later in one of the most controversial voting results in the show’s history. However, they did end up working together — and competing against one another — as coaches on The Voice more than a decade later. (In season 15, Clarkson took home her second consecutive win thanks to Cheval Shepherd’s victory; Team J-Hud’s Kennedy Holmes ultimately came in fourth place.)

Since they spent time in NBC’s famous spinning chairs, Hudson has also joined her Idol predecessor in the daytime-TV trenches by launching her eponymous talk show The Jennifer Hudson Show in 2022.

Watch Clarkson roll the dice on the chances of Hudson being a good beachside buddy below.