Exclusive: David Cook's "Cougar" Speaks Out!
David Cook broke off his romance with his nine-years-older girlfriend after news broke that he had secretly been dating the beautiful model.
Why? As the American Idol champ later texted Kim Johnston, "Dude, I'm losing fans over this!"
"David changed my life in so many good ways," Kim, 35, tells Star in an exclusive interview. "But I also can't forget my feeling of abandonment, when I was being slammed left and right. I've never had a man treat me as if he was ashamed to be associated with me!"
Kim and David, 26, became friends through MySpace in August 2008. They soon met face to face at David's hotel in New York City — and Kim spent the night. "People will draw their own conclusions, so let them," she tells Star. The couple grew close over a year's time and saw each other as often as their busy schedules would allow.
Their romance became public this past August after a New York newspaper ran an item about them. Shortly after, says Kim, "There was a big change in David's attitude!" And it wasn't long before he cut Kim loose in the face of his fans' apparent anger.
"I know David is a good person," says Kim. "I hope he gets to the point where pleasing his fans doesn't affect his happiness!"
Pick up the Oct. 26 issue of Star for all the details about David and Kim's sexy secret romance — and exclusive, intimate photos of Kim and David together!
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Photo by ZUMA (Cook), MichaelVincent.com (Johnston)
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