Kelly Clarkson has risen from tragic circumstances to achieve the very prime of the leisure business. With a wildly profitable music profession topped with a wildly fashionable discuss present and stint as a coach on “The Voice,” Clarkson has been a mainstay in our lives since she grew to become the unique “American Idol” in 2002. However some rumors recommend her journey to stardom did not come with out some shady habits right here and there. 

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From exhibiting her disdain for a fellow nation star and “American Idol” winner, to her lack of honesty relating to her weight reduction journey and the drama surrounding the working situations on “The Kelly Clarkson Present,” she has confronted accusations of doubtful habits. And Clarkson’s shadiness has turn into extra seen following her divorce. Maybe Clarkson is attempting to match Brandon Blackstock’s shady facet. Who is aware of, however she has positively risen to the event a number of occasions since their break up.

In 2024, Clarkson shared the shady approach she actually feels about co-parenting along with her ex. Whereas discussing the challenges of elevating youngsters after the tip of a wedding on the “Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce” podcast, she used sarcasm to focus on her way of thinking. “There’s lots that I maintain in. As a result of co-parenting is enjoyable,” she stated, including that her kids count on her to be current 100% of the time whereas accepting that Blackstock has to work, so it is okay for him to overlook issues. Clarkson has lots to be happy with, however that does not imply she will be able to’t throw some shade.

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Kelly Clarkson’s syndicated discuss present has turn into massively fashionable since premiering in September 2019, with its 2024 season drawing 1.2 million viewers each day. However not every little thing has been roses and sunshine behind the scenes. In 2023, “The Kelly Clarkson Present” workers accused producers of making a poor working atmosphere through which they had been underpaid and overworked. “I keep in mind going up on the roof of the stage to cry, being like, ‘Oh, my gosh, what am I doing? Why am I placing myself by this?'” one staffer informed Rolling Stone.

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Some contended they needed to tackle facet jobs to make ends meet, although they labored full time. However they believed Clarkson wasn’t the issue. “Kelly is implausible. She is an individual who by no means treats anybody with something however dignity and is extremely appreciative,” one worker stated. The 11 workers who spoke to the journal emphasised she was typically nice, and conjectured she was most likely unaware of what went on behind her again. “I’d be shocked if she knew,” the staffer continued.

Clarkson certainly claimed she was unaware of what was occurring and the way her employees felt. “To seek out out that anybody is feeling unheard and or disrespected on this present is unacceptable,” she informed Folks. She promised modifications can be made to make sure the scenario improved. “There’s at all times room to develop and guarantee we’re all being/turning into the very best variations of ourselves in any enterprise, particularly in relation to management,” she continued.

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Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood are the 2 most profitable artists to come back out of “American Idol,” so maybe it is pure that they’re typically in contrast. However the comparisons are reportedly not simply exterior. In keeping with stories, Clarkson at all times felt bitter that Underwood offered extra albums than her. “Kelly’s at all times been jealous that Carrie’s the bestselling idol to come back out of Idol,” a supply informed Radar in 2016. The sensation was supposedly mutual.

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Underwood, for her half, was salty about Clarkson’s TV profession. “Carrie was jealous Kelly obtained a training gig on ‘The Voice’ that she thought ought to’ve been hers,” the insider added. However Clarkson denied she harbored any destructive emotions towards her fellow performer. “There isn’t any beef between us,” she stated on “Watch What Occurs Stay with Andy Cohen” in 2023. Nonetheless, Clarkson urged she does not likely have many constructive emotions for her, both. “Properly, there’s nothing between us. We do not know one another,” she stated.

So on the very least, Clarkson appears to be detached towards Underwood. “We do not even know one another effectively sufficient to be pitted collectively,” she stated. Behind the scenes, although, they’re stated to criticize one another. “The feud has solely gotten worse, with each stars privately trashing one another to mates!” the Radar supply asserted. A part of the issue appears to lie in how completely different they’re. “They do not actually have a lot in widespread. They’ve simply by no means actually linked as mates,” one other insider stated.

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Between 2023 and 2024, Kelly Clarkson underwent an unbelievable weight reduction transformation, however she wasn’t all that forthcoming about her journey. In a January 2024 interview with Folks, she implied that she dropped the burden strictly by way of life modifications, together with amping up her strolling, utilizing infrared saunas, and consuming a protein-heavy weight loss plan. “And 90% of the time I am actually good at it as a result of a protein weight loss plan is nice for me anyway. I am a Texas woman, so I like meat — sorry, vegetarians on the planet!” she stated.

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Nonetheless, she later admitted that wasn’t the entire reality. In Could 2024, Clarkson confirmed what everybody suspected about her weight reduction: she used treatment to assist her shed the kilos. “My physician chased me for like two years, and I used to be like, ‘No, I am afraid of it,'” she stated on “The Kelly Clarkson Present” throughout a dialog with Whoopi Goldberg. “I have already got thyroid issues. I used to be afraid.” She did not disclose the particular treatment she used however she assured viewers it wasn’t Ozempic.

After her preliminary reluctance, she lastly agreed to go the treatment route when her check outcomes left her no alternative. “My blood work obtained so dangerous,” she stated. Clarkson had beforehand revealed she had been recognized with prediabetes, however nonetheless did not prioritize weight reduction for some time. “After which I waited two years after which did, nonetheless, transfer into the — I used to be like, ‘Okay, I am going to do one thing about it,'” she stated on her present (by way of In the present day).

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Divorces are hardly ever pain-free, however they will get downright nasty when performed out within the public eye. Kelly Clarkson’s divorce from Brandon Blackstock was as messy as they arrive. Even amid tough proceedings, celebrities typically handle to maintain the ordeal out of the highlight for the sake of their kids. Whereas Clarkson has been largely silent about her break up, she has publicly shaded Blackstock, with whom she shares a daughter and a son, greater than as soon as.

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In December 2024, she shared an album visualizer of “When Christmas Comes Round… Once more” on YouTube that included a hearth with 4 stockings. They learn: “Mother,” “River,” “Remy,” and “Nope” (seen above). That sneaky element did not go unnoticed. “If you are going to do an enormous FU to your ex, not less than lease a REAL FIREPLACE if you do not have certainly one of your personal, and put REAL STOCKINGS on the mantel! Different then [sic] that Merry Christmas!!” one commenter wrote. This wasn’t the one time she seemingly took a dig at Blackstock, although.

In Could, she shared how she repeated the identical relationship cycle she had seen performed out between her dad and mom, although she promised herself she would not. Throughout her Atlantic Metropolis live performance, she informed the group about how she wrote “Due to You” when she was 16 in response to the damage she suffered at house from witnessing her dad and mom’ poisonous relationship. “It seems that I selected the identical f***ing path,” she stated (by way of Us Weekly). 

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Kelly Clarkson is not one of the profitable “Idols” by the grace of God alone. She has labored arduous to get the place she has — perhaps too arduous. At the very least Brandon Blackstock may assume so. Blackstock was reportedly pleased with their down-to-earth way of life in Nashville, however Clarkson’s determination to hitch “The Voice” in 2018 and to start out “The Kelly Clarkson Present” the next 12 months required the household to maneuver to Los Angeles. “[Blackstock] prefers their quiet life in Nashville,” a supply informed Us Weekly in 2020.

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Clarkson admitted that the transfer took a toll on them. “We ended up shifting our entire household out right here. It was form of an enormous determination for us,” she informed Folks in 2019. The nation star contended that her husband inspired her to launch her discuss present. “He is simply actually good at declaring issues that perhaps will push me out of my consolation zone, which is why we’re actually nice companions in life as effectively,” she stated. Nonetheless, the Us Weekly insider had a unique take. “When she went to Hollywood, it modified issues,” the supply added.

One other insider, alternatively, later claimed that Blackstock’s struggles together with his new life in California had little to do together with his choice for a extra laid-back way of life and appreciation for the South. “She was the high-income earner … Brandon was extraordinarily jealous of it and made her comprehend it,” a supply informed Us Weekly in 2021. 

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