Kellie Pickler Discusses Her Mother She Never Knew

‘American Idol’ season five finalist Kellie Pickler spoke to Chaunce Hayden of Steppin’ Out magazine about her father who was recently released from jail and the mother who walked out on her at the age of 2. “I just keep wondering if she watched the show,” Pickler said through tears. “I wonder if she knows. She must know. You can’t turn on the TV without seeing something about ‘American Idol’ or pick up a magazine. … So it’s made me wonder if she ever picked up the phone and voted for me. How weird would that be? I don’t know if I’ve even bumped into her at the grocery store. I just don’t know if I’ll be able to accept her back into my life, because we were never close in the first place. She just walked out on me. I wouldn’t even know what I would say to her. She hurt me a lot. I didn’t even think about my mom until I picked up a copy of Star magazine and saw her in there. I just cried.”