Shannon Noll and Cosima De Vito have addressed the rumours that they were embroiled in a feud after their stints on Australian Idol.
The singers rose to fame on the first ever series of the talent show in 2003, making it all the way to the final three alongside Guy Sebastian, who was ultimately crowned the winner.
Cosima placed third after being forced to quit the competition due to throat nodules threatening to damage her voice, leaving the fans rooting for her devastated.
At the time, viewers speculated whether Cosima secured more votes than Shannon despite her departure for her health, prompting wild rumours of a rift between them.
However, more than 20 years on, the pair have firmly denied that there was ever any bad blood between them as they reunited to duet on Shannon’s new album.
Shannon Noll and Cosima De Vito have addressed the rumours that they were embroiled in a feud after their stints on Australian Idol
The singers rose to fame on the first ever series of the talent show in 2003, making it all the way to the final three alongside Guy Sebastian, who was ultimately crowned the winner
Shannon admitted he felt ‘bad’ for Cosima after her ‘rough’ and sudden exit from Australian Idol, but insisted they have always been friends despite the drama.
Of the criticism Shannon received for making the final after her exit, Cosima admitted: ‘I felt really bad for Shannon, I felt really guilty.
‘We never talked about it, and we were always friends, and it was understood that we wanted the best for each other, there were never any hard feelings in any way, shape or form.’
The pair have reunited on Shannon’s new album That’s What I’m Talking About, having secretly recorded a new version of Kelly Clarkson and Jason Aldean’s country music hit Don’t You Wanna Stay.
Shannon said of the new track: ‘I thought what better way to mend the bridges for her than to get her on a single and back on radio, she was tickled pink to be a part of it and she blew her vocals out of the water.’
Cosima described singing with Shannon once again as ‘special’ as she admitted the 20 years that have passed since Australian Idol fell away as they reunited.
After Cosima was forced to withdraw due to throat nodules, they were hit by feud rumours, which they have firmly denied after reuniting to sing on Shannon’s new album together
Last year, Cosima and her husband Augusto De Romanis splashed out $800,000 on a riverfront apartment. They share a daughter Amelia Maria, six
Last year, Cosima and her husband Augusto De Romanis splashed out $800,000 on a new family home.
The couple bought a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment located in Waterfront Estate.
The estate, located in the City of Parramatta, 13 kilometres west of the Sydney, offers parks, a pool and gorgeous riverfront views.
Cosima and Augusto, a Five Dock Meat Market owner, married in 2015, after he proposed just a month after they met.
They announced the arrival of their first child, daughter Amelia Maria, now six, in 2018.
