American Idol Season 8 had “Bikini Girl.” This year, talent show fans were treated to the vocal stylings of “Barney Girl,” a former child star with a whip!
Dallas native Erica Rhodes starred on the children’s television classic Barney & Friends in the early ’90s. Now a 23-year-old grad student, it looks like Erica’s been working overtime to get rid of the “Loser Stick” that can come with being an ex-Barney kid later in life. You haven’t heard Barney’s signature song, “I Love You,” until you’ve heard it from a morbid girl clad in black leather.
The Texan successfully shook off her innocent image by cracking the whip and pulling some saucy moves during a rendition of En Vogue’s “Free Your Mind.”