American Idol's judge Simon Cowell called contestant Katharine McPhee's voice "the best of the competition." What hardly anyone knew, however, was that she'd risked destroying that voice: She'd struggled with bulimia for five years, and the self-induced vomiting could have taken away her ability to sing.


At her worst point, she was throwing up as many as seven times a day, which is like "putting a sledgehammer to your vocal cords," she told PEOPLE.


Finally, after successfully auditioning for American Idol last fall, Katharine, 22, decided to seek help.


She said:

When I made it onto American Idol, I knew that food – my eating disorder – was the one thing really holding me back,

I was bingeing my whole life away for days at a time … So when I got on the show, I said, 'You know what? I can do well in this competition. Let me give myself a chance and just get ahold of this thing.'

Heidi Klum and Seal are expecting another child together, PEOPLE has confirmed.


Seal told PEOPLE in an exclusive statement:

It gives me great joy to announce that Heidi, Leni, Henry and I are expecting a new addition to our ever increasing family,

We all feel both excited and fortunate to be able to share this experience once again.

Elisabeth Shue and her husband, Davis Guggenheim, welcomed a baby girl, Agnes Charles Guggenheim, on Sunday, a rep for the actress tells PEOPLE.

Mother and daughter are happy and healthy,

says rep Stephen Huvane.


Agnes is the third child for Elisabeth and Davis, who are both 42. They have a son, Miles, 8, and a daughter, Stella, 5.