Katharine McPhee Attended Boston Conservatory For Three Semesters Majoring In Musical Theater
McPhee is of Irish, Scottish, and German descent. She attended Boston Conservatory for three semesters, majoring in musical theater. She left college on the advice of her manager and returned to Los Angeles to try out for television pilots. During her run on American Idol, she lost 30 lb (14 kg) due to eating better as part of her treatment. Now, as she told Teen Vogue in May 2007, “I eat whatever I crave–I’m just really careful about portions.” McPhee and her sister appeared on debut of The Dr. Keith Ablow Show on September 18, 2006, to discuss her struggles with bulimia and her childhood fear of her father. McPhee claimed she was known as the “pretty, but stupid” girl in school because she had trouble reading.



















