‘Idol’ Cook goes on date with ex-contestant

Kimberly Caldwell appeared on second season of show

	"American Idol" season 7 champ David Cook says he recently had a dinner date with Kimberly Caldwell.
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updated 4:09 p.m. ET May 27, 2008

NEW YORK - David Cook says he’s dating an “American Idol” alum.

The newly crowned “Idol” winner said Tuesday on “Live With Regis and Kelly” that he recently had a dinner date with former “Idol” contestant Kimberly Caldwell.

Cook, 25, said he met Caldwell through the show. When asked if he had a good time, Cook replied: “I did. We’ll probably hang out again. So we’ll see.”

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Caldwell, 26, appeared on the second season of the top-rated Fox singing competition.

Cook, from Blue Springs, Mo., defeated 17-year-old David Archuleta last week in a landslide victory. The rocker became the heartthrob of the seventh season around the time he restyled his hair and displayed more confidence onstage.