'Smash' Katharine McPhee 'cried after getting lost on New York subway'

Katharine McPhee has admitted that she was reduced to tears after an unpleasant experience on the New York subway system.

The Smash star, who shot to fame on American Idol, said she wanted to travel inexpensively to one of the Big Apple's boroughs.

The Los Angeles-born singer told Self magazine: "Smash has a set in Brooklyn, and on my first day of work, I said, 'I'm going to be a real New Yorker, get there on my own and not spend $30 on a cab'."

However, she said she burst into tears when she got lost due to a rude member of staff.

She added: "I went the wrong way on the subway, and when I asked for directions, the person in the booth was mean to me. So I ended up crying and in a cab anyway."

McPhee concluded: "Now the show sends a van for me."

Smash airs on Mondays at 10/9c on NBC.

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