Washington
(ANI):
Country
star
Carrie
Underwood
has
been
voted
the
Most
Popular
American
Idol
star
ever.
The
2005
Idol
winner
Underwood
won
54
percent
of
the
vote
in
an
AOL
Television
poll,
reports
Contactmusic.
Kelly
Clarkson,
the
first
Idol
winner
in
2002,
came
in
a
distant
second
for
most
popular,
pulling
in
only
26
percent
of
the
vote
from
1.3
million
fans
who
took
part.
Meanwhile,
Simon
Cowell
wants
his
pals
Telly
duo
Geordies
Anthony
McPartlin
and
Declan
Donnelly,
popularly
known
as
Ant
and
Dec,
to
take
over
as
hosts
of
his
American
Idol
show.
The
chances
of
McPartlin
and
Donnelly
to
join
could
come
in
the
next
two
or
three
months
when
current
show
host
Ryan
Seacrest
is
expected
to
take
over
a
top
US
talk
show
from
veteran
host
Larry
King.