Though most of the country is still reeling from Paula Abdul’s American Idol flub, the current limelight is supposed to belong to recently-ousted Brooke White. The songstress sat down with reporters to talk about her elimination, her future and of course the debacle that’s on everyone’s headlines: Paula Abdul’s Tuesday flub.

‘I kind of anticipated it, in a strange way,” Brooke White said of her Wednesday elimination. “It was in my gut.” White said she wanted to be stronger, but the emotion of it all just sort of overcame her, creating the tearful scene millions witnessed during her Wednesday good-bye.

When asked about judge Paula Abdul’s flub, Brooke defended Idol‘s only female regular. “It’s live television - anything can happen.” We all saw that fact firsthand with Brooke. “I don’t know exactly what happened with Paula, but stuff happens. On the show, when it’s live, things can change very quickly,” White said. “I’m sure she just got lost in the moment.” Honey, Paula’s been lost since season one.

This year’s Idol has been much less about girl power. Did that make it harder for Brooke White? “The boys are awfully popular this year, and I know that because their fan mail came in great, humongous stacks, and us girls got, like, three a day. It’s amazing. But the boys are very talented and very charming. Oh, to be a boy this year! It probably would’ve been helpful.”

As for the future, Brooke plans to continue her musical career, which will be heavily influenced by female singers of the 70s - with a more modern twist for her own songs.