When you think of Australian Idol, you don’t necessarily think of romance; however, during the 2024 season, rumours swirled about a positive love match between Ivana Ilic and Trent Robinson.

A few weeks into the Live shows, host Scott Tweedie set social media alight, revealing that two contestants were “vibing”, before alluding to Trent and Ivana during a Live show. Of course, both remained coy, but it was pretty clear, there was definitely a connection of some sort! So cute!

Now, Ivana is setting the record straight.

“He’s one of my best friends,” Ivana told Chattr after her elimination. “He’s such a lovely guy. Such a good person.”

Admitting that she was “happy” she met him, she added that the whole process was a “wild experience”, especially the fan interest in their relationship — no matter what kind it was.

“There has been a lot of that. I never ever thought that would happen to me in my life,” she said of the fans.

The close-knit nature of the entire cast

While the 20-year-old did say that her “journey wouldn’t have been the same without him [Trent]”, she also noted that the other contestants were just as important.

“The group of friends that I’ve made, it’s crazy to think that during the Top 30 week, I only spoke to one person and now I’m really close to the rest of them,” she said. “I think everyone was a bit more shy and didn’t even really know each other yet. But I’m so happy that it turned around.”

This “close-knit” group of performers have helped each other throughout the entire journey, particularly when someone needed a shoulder to lean on.

“I think if we didn’t have that, that side of things, it would be a lot uglier,” she said.

Australian Idol continues at 7.00pm on Sundays and Mondays at 7.30 pm on Channel 7 and 7plus.

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