Star Weekly Jan. 23

Clay is mentioned in the new issue of STAR weekly, dated Jan. 23. Scan courtesy angelcat4jc. It reads:

It's hard to believe that superstars like Kelly Clarkson, 23, and Clay Aiken, 27 were once geeky looking, untrained wannabes who somehow gathered their guts to audition for American Idol.

Is Eric Martin Jr. the next Clay Aiken? Eric, 18, a student from Grand Junction, Mich., (right) has the dorky look down. But it'll take more than a plaid tie on a plaid shirt to match the pipes of season two runner-up Clay whose first album, Measure of a Man, debuted at No. 1 and went platinum.