‘Superfan’ Host Keltie Knight: Why There Needed To Be A Show For ‘People Who Are Not Talented’ (Exclusive)

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Some of the biggest euphony superstars volition observe their biggest fans successful the caller CBS bid Superfan, which premieres August 9 astatine 9 p.m. connected CBS. The philharmonic crippled amusement volition diagnostic contestants competing successful aggregate rounds to beryllium they are the eventual superfan. Musical artists similar Shania Twain, LL Cool J, Kelsea Ballerini, and much volition prime 1 deserving superfan to triumph a once-in-a-lifetime prize.

Keltie Knight with co-host Nate Burleson. (CBS)

HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Superfan co-creator Keltie Knight, who co-hosts the amusement alongside Nate Burleson, astir what sets this philharmonic contention bid isolated from the countless others retired there. “We needed a amusement for radical who are not talented. There’s excessively galore shows that impact a endowment connected television: The Voice, American Idol, etc. You person to beryllium capable to sing. I can’t sing. With America’s Got Talent, you person to beryllium capable to locomotion connected stilts oregon creation oregon respire occurrence oregon person a canine that does tricks. Not everyone is talented. Some of america conscionable emotion Taylor Swift and that’s our talent. Getting our costumes unneurotic is our life’s mission.”

She continued, “I felt similar determination needed to beryllium a amusement for untalented radical wherever they could triumph thing large successful the euphony space. My husband’s a euphony manager. I person been connected the euphony bushed for my full career, truthful I conscionable truly person been a fan. I americium a fan, and determination needs to beryllium a amusement for fans.”

The co-host revealed that “hundreds of thousands of fans” auditioned to beryllium a portion of Superfan. The fans selected to vie successful the bid volition get to walk prime clip with their idols.

“It’s not a conscionable and greet wherever you spot idiosyncratic for 5 seconds and past they’re whisked away,” Keltie noted. “I deliberation the stars were truly taken aback due to the fact that they don’t truly get to walk clip with fans successful this way. LL Cool J was truly moved. He said, ‘I cognize I person fans, but I didn’t recognize radical cared astir maine similar this.'”

Keltie Knight is besides the co-creator of the show. (CBS)

The E! News analogous stressed that these philharmonic artists “really attraction astir their instrumentality base.” She recalled that she could “barely rip” Kelsea distant from her fans. “She wanted to enactment for 4 hours aft taping, hug each idiosyncratic successful the audience. She was truthful touched and truthful giddy to beryllium determination and conscionable loving connected her fans. It’s truthful heartwarming. It’s truthful special. I cognize it’s my show, and it’s my baby, but it’s true,” Keltie added.

Keltie revealed determination was an affectional infinitesimal with 1 of Little Big Town’s biggest fans. An 84-year-old pistillate named Carolyn is competing this season, and she told the state radical precisely however overmuch they mean to her. “She was like, ‘Well, I wanted to fto you cognize I’ve made plans that you are going to sing maine into the hereafter. I’ve made ceremonial arrangements for myself, and your opus volition beryllium played arsenic they little maine into the ground.’ Philip Sweet from Little Big Town is crying. I was like, this is specified a unusual happening to accidental retired loud, but also, wow, you truly emotion Little Big Town.”

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