Backstage Buzz At American Idol: Is Elise Jealous Of The Younger Contestants?

There’s no doubt American Idol was a little more emotional than usual Wednesday night. With the added pressure to perform to perfection now that the season’s save is gone, everyone was on edge. While almost all the Idols received rave reviews for their performances, Elise Testone felt the need to talk back to Jennifer Lopez during her second critique.

While everyone knows talking back guarantees a one way ticket to elimination, the 28-year-old spilled after the show that she’s been feeling discouraged by the judges praise for the younger competition and needed to speak up.

“I guess it always does hurt me a little bit when I feel like all these comments are going out to all the young contestants when I’m more deserving in a way because I have worked so hard and gone through so many things to get here,” she spilled. “At the same time I really respect and admire how well they are doing. So it’s a bitter sweet thing. I try not to dwell on it because there’s no point.”

While many are speculating she’ll be the next Idol to leave the spotlight at Thursday night’s elimination show, we’ve seen from last weeks shocker that anythng can happen!

Who do you think will be going home? Who do you want to be the next American Idol?