72 HOURS AFTER WINNING AMERICAN IDOL… THE STRING CHEESE STORY GOT EVEN BIGGER

What started as a random family moment during Hannah Harper’s Idol journey is suddenly following her into her post-show life — and fans are completely obsessed with it.

One of the most unexpected moments from the season is now becoming one of the biggest fan-favorite stories after her win.

👇 Fans did NOT see this coming

Hannah Harper announces ‘intimate’ tour after ‘American Idol’ win

Amid the whirlwind of her “American Idol” win, Hannah Harper is gearing up to hit the road.

“Almost every weekend until September, October, is booked fully,” Harper, 25, tells USA TODAY an hour after star-shaped confetti rained around her to celebrate her win on May 11.

“This was in the works prior to coming to ‘Idol,’ but it’s mainly smaller, intimate settings, theaters, festivals and stuff like that,” she continues. “I’m excited about that, so if people want to see me down the road, I’d love to hug their necks.”

But first, she says, she needs a much-needed rest “for, like, two weeks.” The Willow Springs, Missouri, singer – a mom to three who credits her husband for having “sacrificed his entire life” so she could compete on “Idol” – came out of the gate strong during the Season 24 auditions with a song about postpartum depression, “String Cheese.”

The performance garnered millions of views on social media and, ultimately, inspired the name of Harper’s first tour. The String Cheese Tour kicks off June 2.

“Knowing that I could connect with other women who were feeling the same as me – women and men, really – that meant everything to me,” she says. “And that I had the opportunity to share my ministry, basically, and my relationship with the Lord, all of those things are precious to me. So every step of the way has been awesome.”

Hannah Harper String Cheese Tour cities, dates

June 2: Nashville, Tennessee
June 3: Nashville, Tennessee
June 5: Mountain View, Arkansas
June 6: Corning, Arkansas
June 20: Willow Springs, Missouri
June 25: Morehead, Kentucky
June 26: Meansville, Georgia
June 27: Mineral Point, Missouri
July 3: Bunker, Missouri
July 11: Charlotte, Arkansas
July 18: Louisville, Kentucky
July 24: Strawberry Point, Iowa
July 25: Rochester, Minnesota
July 26: Knoxville, Iowa
Aug. 7: Harrison, Arkansas
Aug. 8: Nashville, Arkansas
Aug. 9: Lebanon, Missouri
Aug. 15: Conway, South Carolina
Aug. 22: Spindale, North Carolina
Aug. 29: Evans, Georgia
Sept. 4: Deer Lodge, Montana
Sept. 12: Greenville, Tennessee
Sept. 13: Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Sept. 15: Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Sept. 19: Gainesville, Missouri
Sept. 27: Pelham, Tennessee
Sept. 30: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Oct. 1: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Oct. 2: Leburn, Kentucky
Oct. 3: Viburnum, Missouri
Oct. 8: Magnolia, Arkansas
Oct. 9: Walhalla, South Carolina
Oct. 10: Walhalla, South Carolina
Oct. 24: Hickory Ridge, Arkansas
Nov. 12: Nashville, Tennessee
Nov. 14: Bartlett, Tennessee

“Knowing that I could connect with other women who were feeling the same as me – women and men, really – that meant everything to me,” she says. “And that I had the opportunity to share my ministry, basically, and my relationship with the Lord, all of those things are precious to me. So every step of the way has been awesome.”