{"id":21144,"date":"2026-04-21T19:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=21144"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:23:01","slug":"brooks-and-rae-confirm-romance-on-american-idol-disney-night-as-ryan-seacrest-slips-a-surprising-detail-that-leaves-audience-and-contestants-stunned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=21144","title":{"rendered":"Brooks and Rae confirm romance on American Idol Disney Night as Ryan Seacrest slips a surprising detail that leaves audience and contestants stunned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Season 24\u2019s Disney Night saw Rae Boyd return to the stage with a surprise announcement after she was eliminated last week<\/p>\n<p>A sweet surprise stole the spotlight on \u2018American Idol\u2019 Season 24 this week, and nobody saw it coming, especially not Brooks Rosser. During the April 20 episode, which featured the much-loved Disney Night, the competition briefly took a backseat as a real-life love story became the center of attention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-20-at-9.29.37-PM-1014x508.png\" alt=\"Brooks Rosser and Rae\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brooks had just finished his performance as part of the Top 9 when host Ryan Seacrest teased that someone special was waiting backstage. He announced, \u201cWell, somebody is here to surprise you. She\u2019s very excited. Former finalist, Rae! One of the biggest fans of Brooks has come back.\u201d Rae Boyd, who was eliminated just one week ago, walked onto the stage with a huge smile and a surprise announcement.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brooks Rosser | The Climb | Top 9 Perform | American Idol 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PjC4sGlKrPk?feature=oembed\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"790\" data-origheight=\"444\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p>Viewers watched as she greeted Brooks with a warm hug before being prompted to share what was going on. \u201cUm, the princess is here to claim her prince,\u201d Rae winked as she delivered the news.<\/p>\n<p>The audience reacted immediately, and Brooks was caught off guard. Ryan, clearly enjoying the moment, followed it up with a playful confirmation, \u201cApparently, Rae said this is a hard launch for the two of you, so congratulations. You never know what comes out of \u2018American Idol\u2019.\u201d With that, the show added another couple to its long list of behind-the-scenes romances.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/american-idol-brooks-rae-confirmed-dating-1014x570.jpg\" alt=\"American Idol's Brooks Rosser and Rae Confirm They're Dating on Disney Night\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For those keeping track, Rae was part of the Top 11 before getting eliminated in the previous episode. Even though her journey as a contestant ended, it seems like a new chapter is beginning. The reveal came during Disney Night, which is one of the show\u2019s most fun and nostalgic episodes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48521 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/spotlightfocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brooks-Rosser-and-Rae-Boyds-duet-goes-viral-with-1M-views-as-they-later-confirm-their-romance-on-American-Idol-in-a-shocking-live-TV-moment-n.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spotlightfocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brooks-Rosser-and-Rae-Boyds-duet-goes-viral-with-1M-views-as-they-later-confirm-their-romance-on-American-Idol-in-a-shocking-live-TV-moment-n.jpg 813w, https:\/\/spotlightfocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brooks-Rosser-and-Rae-Boyds-duet-goes-viral-with-1M-views-as-they-later-confirm-their-romance-on-American-Idol-in-a-shocking-live-TV-moment-n-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spotlightfocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brooks-Rosser-and-Rae-Boyds-duet-goes-viral-with-1M-views-as-they-later-confirm-their-romance-on-American-Idol-in-a-shocking-live-TV-moment-n-768x415.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"813\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Season 24 kept that tradition alive, bringing in Jennifer Hudson as a mentor and guest judge for the evening. Contestants took on iconic Disney tracks, each trying to win over both the judges and the audience at home.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks and Rae have been fueling romance rumors in recent weeks. Fans noticed their undeniable chemistry in a duet they posted on\u00a0Instagram, and then the speculation intensified when Rae\u00a0posted a photo\u00a0of Brooks holding up a sign that said, \u201cVote for Bae,\u201d with \u201cBae\u201d crossed out to read \u201cRae.\u201d She noted, \u201cHe said he would still vote for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48520 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/spotlightfocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brooks-Rosser-and-Rae-Boyds-duet-goes-viral-with-1M-views-as-they-later-confirm-their-romance-on-American-Idol-in-a-shocking-live-TV-moment.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spotlightfocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brooks-Rosser-and-Rae-Boyds-duet-goes-viral-with-1M-views-as-they-later-confirm-their-romance-on-American-Idol-in-a-shocking-live-TV-moment.jpg 813w, https:\/\/spotlightfocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brooks-Rosser-and-Rae-Boyds-duet-goes-viral-with-1M-views-as-they-later-confirm-their-romance-on-American-Idol-in-a-shocking-live-TV-moment-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spotlightfocus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brooks-Rosser-and-Rae-Boyds-duet-goes-viral-with-1M-views-as-they-later-confirm-their-romance-on-American-Idol-in-a-shocking-live-TV-moment-768x415.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"813\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly enough, Brooks and Rae are both from Maryland, and fans online reported seeing them out together at local establishments before the Live Shows began in Los Angeles in March.<\/p>\n<p>If Brooks gets enough votes to make it through this week of the competition, he\u2019ll be in the Top 7 and perform on\u00a0Taylor Swift\u00a0Night on April 27. Needless to say, Rae will be there cheering him on!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Season 24\u2019s Disney Night saw Rae Boyd return to the stage with a surprise announcement after she was eliminated last week A sweet surprise stole the spotlight&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21146,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21144\/revisions\/21146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}