Sanjaya Malakar visits the White House · 2007-04-23 17:01
American Idol star Sanjaya fever attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner to meet President Bush.
Malakar, 17, was a guest of People magazine, joining fellow celebs Valerie Bertinelli, High School Musical star Zac Efron, Project Runway’s Tim Gunn, comedian Eddie Izzard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Other stars at the event included Sheryl Crow and Laurie David, Kerry Washington, and Desperate Housewives stars Hatcher, James Denton and creator Marc Cherry.
“It’s been really a whirlwind. I’ve just been trying to ride the wave and go one day at a time,” said Malakar, wearing a dark pinstriped suit and highlighted, loose curls.
The swooning fans made him “a little uncomfortable,” he admitted. But it’s attention he may have to get used to as he sets his sights on a future beyond music.
“I want to go into acting or modeling, maybe Broadway,” said the former Idol, who thinks doing a hair commercial “Would be awesome!”
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