Glee star Darren Criss’ decade-long Bernadette Peters fantasy hilariously corrected on Kelly Clarkson Show
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this crazy story about Darren Criss and Broadway icon Bernadette Peters! Their awkward encounter on Kelly Clarkson’s show had me literally dying of laughter. Let me spill the tea…
That “Look” That Never Was
So picture this – Darren’s been walking around for TEN YEARS thinking Bernadette gave him the full once-over at some fancy Tony event!
The poor guy was convinced she spotted him from across the room, did a double-take, and gave him the whole lip-licking, up-and-down eye treatment. Talk about confidence boost, right?
Broadway Dreams and Hilarious Schemes
Darren couldn’t wait to share this story sitting next to the legend herself.
He even acted out the whole thing on Kelly’s couch – the dramatic double-take, the “who’s that?” mouth, and the supposed lip-licking!
Meanwhile, 77-year-old Bernadette was hiding her face, probably wondering what parallel universe this kid was living in.
The Truth Bombs Drop
Kelly, being the troublemaker she is, suggested maybe Bernadette was actually checking out someone else – Rob Lowe perhaps?
That’s when Bernadette dropped the truth bomb that shattered Darren’s decade-long fantasy.
Turns out she was just thinking “Is that the Glee guy?” Classic starstruck moment, nothing more!
No Hard Feelings
Darren took it like a champ though. I mean, the guy just scored his first Tony nom for “Maybe Happy Ending” while Bernadette’s got three already!
He still called their encounter “one of the more charged moments” of his life.
Gotta love his attitude – dream big even when reality’s a tiny bit different!