David Foster is slammed by wife Katharine McPhee’s furious fans for saying she was ‘FAT’ during American Idol auditions in resurfaced video

David Foster is feeling the wrath of his wife Katharine McPhee’s fans after a video of him calling her ‘fat’ surfaced on social media.

The outrage-provoking clip, which was initially posted to TikTok in March 2023, is taken from a concert performance of the couple’s show together, in which Katharine, 40, spoke about the first time she met her future husband, 74, when she appeared on the fifth season of American Idol in 2006.

The singer and actress, who finished second that season, said in a self-deprecating moment onstage in the concert clip that she was “a little chubby” when David first met her.

But David took it a step further when he watched a photo of his wife – who had previously expressed her skepticism about their 35-year age difference – from American Idol projected onto the screen behind his piano.

“Oh yeah, you were fat,” he said nonchalantly to the audience’s laughter.

In the clip, Katharine describes her first meeting with David on American Idol, more than a decade before they started dating, when she said she was “a little chubby”; seen in 2005

“I was a little chubby, okay? Just young,” Katharine shot back, but many of his wife’s fans didn’t find David’s comment funny.

DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Katharine and David for comment.

But a persecution sequel video Criticizing David’s line in the original video received many more likes and generated significantly more conversations on TikTok, where commenters seemed almost unanimous in their strong disapproval of David.

“This hurt my heart,” shared another person. “This beautiful girl was NEVER fat. You don’t call your wife fat. Jokingly or seriously.”

“Omg I can’t believe he said that????” added another stunned user.

While a select few users suggested that David was just joking, most didn’t seem to care.

“These comments are so hurtful. Hearing them from anyone, let alone your partner. No one should have to comment on someone’s body, whether it’s ‘joking’ or not,” one person wrote.

Several people wondered if David could say worse things in private if he was willing to insult his wife in public.

“If he can say that in front of a crowd, imagine the insensitivity [sic] comments in private. Yolanda’s comments make some sense now,” one person wrote, referring to the songwriter’s ex-wife, Yolanda Hadid.

“Oh yeah, you were fat,” he said nonchalantly to laughter from the audience and outrage on social media

Several users have lambasted him and wondered if he has said even worse things to Katharine in private life

Some reported that Katharine had struggled with bulimia at several points in her life, including a few years earlier when she was pregnant with their first child together.

Another person added: ‘That was horrible. If he can say that on stage, what does he say at home?’

“That was awful of him!” another user agreed.

Several users cited Katharine’s aforementioned battle with eating disorders as context for why they believed her husband’s comment was so hurtful.

In 2006, shortly after wrapping up her role on American Idol, she revealed that she had suffered from bulimia in the past.

However, after winning a spot on the reality series, she decided to seek treatment for the condition.

However, that wasn’t the end of her problems with eating disorders. While pregnant with her and David’s first child together – Rennie David, now three – Katharine struggled with new food issues.

She continued Dr. Berlin’s informed pregnancy podcast that she worried that the intense hunger and cravings she began to experience—a normal experience for many pregnant women—could be the same cravings to binge eat that she felt during her most intense struggle with bulimia.

However, Katharine said she went back to the same psychiatrist she had during her American Idol days, who told her that it’s common for women who have bulimia problems to relapse when they get pregnant.

Although some viewers of the social media clip suggested David was joking, there appeared to be no commenters, as the line may have been planned in advance.

It is unclear whether David’s comment was staged or planned as part of a joke for the show. DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for the couple; pictured in April in Scottsdale, Arizona

Despite meeting on season five of American Idol, they didn’t start dating until 2017. They married in 2019 and welcomed a son, three-year-old Rennie David, in 2021.

It’s unclear whether Katharine or David have ever repeated the discussion about her weight on another show, but it’s not uncommon for acts to plan or script seemingly ‘off-the-cuff’ banter to create more natural-sounding interactions and avoid awkward interactions prevent. moments.

People commenting on the resurfaced clip seemed to assume that David’s “fat” comment was a sincere representation of his views, and negative reactions to the video spread to other social media platforms.

Despite first meeting on American Idol, Katharine didn’t start dating until 2017.

The lovebirds tied the knot in 2019 and welcomed Rennie David in February 2021.