In a live chat here on Comcast.net's "Eye on Idol" blog Thursday, "American Idol" winner Kris Allen spilled some plans for his debut album, revealed a little-known childhood ailment and talked about grandmas trying to kiss him in public.

Scroll down to check out the complete transcript of our 30-minute live chat, but here are some of the highlights.

Kris was asked pretty quickly whether he felt short-changed by the judges, considering they threw their support behind other singers, such as Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey.

"You know, I never felt like that because I felt that the people that did get the credit were very deserving of it," Kris said. "The people getting all the praise were really good. I felt like I was getting enough praise, as well. For me, I'm very hard on myself, so even if they would've told me I was the best ever, I would've gone back and listened to it and thought I could've done better. So I'm way harder on myself than they would've been on me."

Asked about plans for his debut album, Kris said there was little he could reveal about it -- including song titles -- but that it might surprise some fans.

"I think it's going to have that acoustic feel, but not too much," he said. "It's going to have probably a little more rock feel than people think it's going to, which is cool. But also good stuff that people will want to listen to. More along the lines of pop rock."

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After runner-up Adam Lambert posed on the cover of Rolling Stone with a snake slithering around his nether region, Kris had a good time with a question from a fan asking which animal he would pose with if given the chance.

"That's a funny question,' Kris said. "Me and my friends always joke around, and they say if I was going to be an animal, I would be a koala bear, so maybe a koala."

Keeping with the media thing, Kris was asked about the funniest tabloid rumor he's seen printed about him.

"I think the funniest thing was that me and my wife were getting divorced and she's pregnant," he said. "Yeah... she's pregnant and I can't deal with it and we're getting a divorce. I thought that was hilarious. She's not... and we're not getting a divorce."

After so many interviews in the wake of winning "Idol," Kris was asked for one thing people don't know about him.

"I don't know if people know this or not: I actually had a tumor when I was 13," he said. "I had to have one of my ribs removed. I don't think a lot of people know that. And I have a sweet scar now. It's awesome."

And after all the media and the attention is done, Kris said he still has to contend with grandmas laying their lips on his cheeks (we presume). Asked about the funniest thing he has to deal with from fans, Kris said, "The funniest thing is that most of the -- I will call them the grandmas -- older ladies, they come up to you like you are their grandson. So they, like, kiss you and it's totally cool.

"That's definitely the funniest thing. But you have to roll with it. They're grandmas. They're not trying to hit on me or anything, so I don't think there's anything to worry about there."

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