Ricki Lee Coulter No Longer On Australian Idol?
REET REET REET! This just in at the famous Two Day Old News Desk TM (although technically this news is at least three days old now). Fans of reality television talent contests will be disappointed to learn that the nation’s favourite netball playing pop star Ricki Lee Coulter is leaving Australian Idol! Why? Because she’s gotta follow her true passion – it’s all about the music, man.
Australian Idol co-host Ricki-Lee Coulter says she has no plans to return to the show next year as she wants to focus on her music career in the US. The recently-divorced songbird, who was linked with no less than two male contestants from this year’s Idol lineup, says she has made no move to renew her hosting deal with Channel Ten.
Well, obviously not. If Ricki-Lee was indeed using the show as some sort of televised rsvp.com.au as the papers continually seem to suggest, she’s certainly got her hands full already. Although that last bit – “she has made no move to renew her hosting deal with Channel Ten” – for some reason or another makes me think of the crazy days of primary school romances, where one would publicly declare their intention to break up with a paramour as soon as one suspected said paramour was no longer interested in them and was planning on dumping them shortly anyways.
Of course, Ricki-Lee was actually rather brilliant on Australian Idol this year – she’s a natural on the screen – so Channel Ten would be stupid to lose her.
But what can you do if Ricki-Lee is determined – determined – to focus only on her recording career?
“I had a great time on Idol and it was a great experience but music is my main passion and I really want to throw everything into my career next year.
Oh. So that’s it then?
“But if there is some way I can do both then I would look at it but ultimately, everything comes down to the music for me.”
So basically what you’re saying, Ricki-Lee, is that if Channel Ten decide not to renew your contract, you were hoping to focus on your recording career all along and this is exactly how you wanted things to go down – but if they do offer you work on Australian Idol, you’d be up for it? That’d be all your bases covered, then.
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I think Ricki Lee is almost hot enough to watch Australian Idol for. That crackly voice, that big ol caboose,those ample thangs all a jiggling.. In closing, please Channel 10 give Ricki Lee her own show where she covers heavy metal classics with a low rent drunken band. I am also hoping somebody does a reality show about bogans out drinking/drugging. What could be more entertaining than that?In an adult friendly timeslot of course.
Record producers are not cheap so hope the money paid is going to pay off. Oh that’s right you get the money from talking about your marriage break up in trashy mags. “We would just like our privacy” Give me a break. Don’t come back.