‘American Idol’ contestant’s success results in huge butt tattoo

American Idol contestant Cameron Whitcomb was feeling a little cheeky Sunday, when just prior to his performance he revealed the deal he made with his brother Sheldon.

“My family is super proud,” Whitcomb said. “My brother Sheldon calls me and he's like, ‘Man, if you make it through to the top 24, I'll get the American Idol logo tattooed on my butt.’ But I forgot about it. And then he sends me a photo of him in, like, a tattoo shop with this. It's my signature underneath it. And then I had to pay for it.”

While some viewers, like American Idol’s own Ryan Seacrest, had trouble concentrating after such a visual, other viewers clearly heard Whitcomb make his own bold promise.

“Like,I gotta do something hilarious now, too, so I'm going to get an American Idol tattoo if I make the top 10,” he said.

Cameron crushed his performance and impressed the judges, particularly Luke Bryan.

“You stood up there and really delivered it, and you showed how serious of an artist you're growing into and becoming. And, I mean, only on "American Idol" do you see butt tattoos.”

Video Transcript

CAMERON WHITCOMB: My family is super proud. My brother Sheldon calls me and he's like, man if you make it through to the top 24, I'll get the American Idol logo tattooed on my butt.

NARRATOR: American Idol contestant Cameron Whitcomb was feeling a little cheeky Sunday when, just prior to his performance, he revealed the deal he made with his brother, Sheldon.

KATY PERRY: There's the top 24, and you are making it.

CAMERON WHITCOMB: But I forgot about it. And then he sends me a photo of him in, like, a tattoo shop with this. It's my signature underneath it.

NARRATOR: While some viewers, like American Idol's own Ryan Seacrest had trouble concentrating after such a visual, other viewers heard Cameron make his own bold promise.

CAMERON WHITCOMB: And then I had to pay for it. I just think, like, I paid it. Yeah, I paid for it.

I'm going to do something hilarious now, too, so I'm going to get an American Idol tattoo if I make it top 10.

NARRATOR: And he very well may make the top 10 after Cameron crushed his performance and impressed the judges, particularly Luke Bryan.

LUKE BRYAN: You stood up there and really delivered it, and you showed how serious of an artist you're growing into and becoming. And, I mean, only on American Idol do you see butt tattoos.