Video: 'Barney' Child Star Resurfaces as Dominatrix on Idol!

Entertainment January 28, 2010 AT 9:06AM

Bikini girl who?

There's a new envelope-pushing American Idol wannabe to talk about: Barney dominatrix!

On Wednesday's audition episode of Idol, Dallas contestant Erica Rhodes revealed her showbiz past: Barney! Now 23 and a college student in Texas, Rhodes sang and frolicked on TV with the purple dinosaur as a kid.

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But her cutesy past is well behind her: Rhodes stepped into the audition room wearing a skimpy black leather outfit, platform boots and bearing a whip.

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Her raunchy getup immediately inspired a lewd thought from Simon Cowell. "What's the big dream here?" Cowell asked, muttering around his breath, "I know what mine is," to the laughter of his fellow judges.

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"I want people to know that Barney kids grow up!" Rhodes replied.

"...to be dirty little girls," sharp-tongued guest judge Neil Patrick Harris quickly retorted.

To her credit, Rhodes' singing impressed the judges. Watch the clip above!

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  • January 28, 2010 - 3:44pm meohmy

    just like taylor lautner from new moon and twilight was shark boy on shark boy and lava girl LOL

  • January 28, 2010 - 2:09pm nabrina

    HINT!! In case people do not know - other Barney Kids include: Selena Gomez & her BFF Demi Lovat!!!

  • January 28, 2010 - 12:08pm CTT

    love how the boyfriend goes in for a kiss at the last second of the video and misses

  • January 28, 2010 - 12:03pm klc

    Does anyone else think this girl had a nose job? When they showed her Barney clip, her nose looked like her mom's, and it was much different at the audition.

  • January 28, 2010 - 11:55am Kim

    Holy f*ckin crap, I actually recognize her! LOL Bout time the girl grew up!

  • January 28, 2010 - 11:44am meohmy

    that was pretty hilarious...i totally remember her...my 19 yr old niece used to watch the show and my kids still own those videos LOL disturbing but funny...

  • January 28, 2010 - 11:35am Jen

    Sadly she didn't even sing very well. I thought it was humorous though how happy her mom was holding the golden ticket.

  • January 28, 2010 - 11:25am unknown

    I know it's called self control how crazy are you that mom is SYCO!!

  • January 28, 2010 - 10:32am Me

    Her mom was more happy than she was. What' sup with that?

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