American Idol alum Clay Aiken is a dad to a teenage son. Clay was a guest on Celebrity Family Feud on Tuesday night. “This is my son Parker making his TV debut,” Clay told host Steve Harvey.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Clay and his family were playing against music producer David Foster, 74, and his, singer Katherine McPhee, 40.
It turns out the families are related, in a somewhat complicated, blended way. Clay, 45, shot to fame on American Idol in 2003.
He came second. He went on to release some music and worked with Foster. Then, in 2008, Clay revealed he’d become a dad to son Parker.
The boy’s mom is Clay’s best friend, and Foster’s sister, Jaymes, now 66. Clay came out as gay a month after he became a dad.Joining Clay and Parker on Family Feud were Clay’s mom Faye, brother Brett, and Jaymes.