'American Idol' Winner Maddie Poppe Calls Boyfriend Caleb Lee Hutchinson Her 'Biggest Blessing'

Not only didMaddie Poppewalk away with the title ofAmerican Idol, but she also unexpectedly found a boyfriend in runner-upCaleb Lee Hutchinson.

“Idol has been the biggest blessing I could ever ask for. It has given me endless life-changing opportunities and has truly made every dream I’ve ever wished for come true,” Poppe, 20, captioned a photo of the couple.

“But the biggest blessing has without a doubt been you,” she said in a sweet shout-out to Hutchinson.

In May, Poppewas crowned the winnerof the ABC reboot’s 16th season and during the last 15 minutes of the season finale, 19-year-old Hutchinson announced their relationship as he told hostRyan Seacrest, “Well, Maddie is my pal and I’ve known her since the beginning of Hollywood week. And she actually happens to be my girlfriend.”

After revealing the big news, the couple performed Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” together, holding hands as they looked into each other’s eyes. After their song, they were surprised with a free trip to Disney’s Aulani resort in Hawaii.

A month into their public relationship, Poppe revealed just how Hutchinson asked her to be his girlfriend.

“Caleb asked me to be his girlfriend in Disneyland. I mean yeah we were pretty much dating way before then but you girls know how it is you have to have an official proposition amirite. Anyways, it was sorta precious. He’s sorta precious,” she wrote on Instagram.

And Hutchinson also couldn’t prouder to be Poppe’s boyfriend.

“Nobody I’d rather be a bodyguard/rhythm guitar player for,” he captioned amirror selfieof the pair during a trip to Nashville for CMA Fest last week.

The duo also visited the Grand Ole Opry as Hutchinsonsweetly joked, “Always a ‘Grand’ time with you around.”

Also earlier this month, Poppe revealed she was dumped in her home state of Iowa before she wonIdol.

“The boyfriend I had before Caleb, dumped me in a McDonald’s,” she shared with ABC7. “So he’s probably thinking, ‘I should have bought her that 20-piece nugget.’ ”

source: people.com