Becoming ... Clay Aiken

See how the singer went from crooning in his living room to filling stadiums. By Serena Kappes

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Some of Aiken's fans – who have dubbed themselves "Claymates" – are a bit overzealous: "He has to drive around the block a while" to ensure that no one has followed him home, says Locke. But Aiken (in Hollywood in October) insists that the Claymates are "very motherly. They want to make sure I'm well and they want to tuck me in."