Every Time Kelly Clarkson Has Hit Back at Body-Shamers

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Every Time Kelly Clarkson Has Hit Back at Body-Shamers

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger! Kelly Clarkson has made it clear over the years that she has no problem speaking her mind — especially when it comes to clapping back at body-shamers. The outspoken singer — who has become a role model for body positivity — has been candid about her weight struggles, which first came to light when she won the first season of American Idol in 2002. "I was the biggest girl in the [American Idol cast] too," Clarkson said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2015. "And I wasn't big, but people would call me big ... I've kind of always gotten that." She added, "I think what hurts my feelings for people is that I'll have a meet and greet after the show, and a girl who's bigger than me will be in the meet and greet and be like, 'Wow, if they think you're big, I must be so fat to them.' And it's like, you're just who you are. We are who we are — whatever size." [jwplayer Kj9qb7u1-l3ahXupL] In June 2018, the "Love So Soft" singer revealed in an interview with Today that she lost 37 pounds as a side effect of changing her diet to "non-GMO, no pesticides, eating really organic." However, Clarkson didn't adopt a new lifestyle in an effort to lose weight. "I had an autoimmune disease and a thyroid problem that started in 2006," she explained to host Hoda Kotb. "I know the industry loves the weight gone, but for me, it wasn't really [about] the weight. For me, it was 'I'm not on my medicine any more.'" Clarkson has also been open about her dislike for working out and her struggles with diet and exercise. "This just in," the Voice coach tweeted in November 2018. "I still hate working out. I'm sweaty, red, and not any thinner. People say it's good for your heart.... but people also say red wine is good for your heart. I mean, I'm just stating facts here people. Who am I to ignore science?!" Scroll down to see Clarkson's best clapbacks to body-shamers over the years. [podcast_block]

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March 2015

"Screw 'em," the "Breakaway" singer said on Watch What Happens Live! "I've never really pleased everyone. It doesn't matter what I do. If I'm too fat, then when I'm skinny, I'm too clothed, and if I'm not clothed … It's just, you can't ever win."

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July 2017

When a Twitter user told Clarkson "you're fat," the "Behind These Hazel Eyes" songstress replied, "....and still fu--ing awesome."

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November 2017

"They shame you for [losing weight]," the "Since U Been Gone" singer said in an interview with Redbook. "Same thing happened with Miranda Lambert — I had dinner with her and we were talking about that. She was like, 'Should I gain? Should I lose?' But no one actually cares about your health. They just care about aesthetics.

She added: "It's when I'm fat that I'm happy. People think, 'Oh, there's something wrong with her. She's putting on weight.' I'm like, 'Oh, no! I'm sorry, but that represents happiness in my emotional world.' For me, when I’m skinny is usually when I’m not doing well. If you gauge your life on what other people think, you’re going to be in a constant state of panic trying to please everyone. People should just concentrate on their own lives and their own health and their own happiness, and whatever that looks like for you, be happy with it."

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September 2019

“When it comes to body shaming, I mean, it’s the worst feeling in the world for people to come up at meet and greets and say, ‘Oh my God, wait, if they think that you’re huge than what do they think of me? Because I’m bigger than you,'” Clarkson told DailyMailTV. “That’s the part that breaks my heart. Because it’s like … screw ’em! Who cares what they think? Are you happy with you? That is the point.”

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November 2019

“It’s not that anybody’s against skinny people, it’s just that we’re for all people,” Clarkson said in a conversation with Bebe Rexha about body positivity on The Kelly Clarkson Show.

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Febraury 2020

“True power is recognizing the projection of others negativity & punching it square n the face w/all the positive, remarkable, intelligent, beautiful light that seeps from ur pores,” Clarkson posted via Twitter in support of Valerie Bertinelli, who was body-shamed by a troll. “Pity people that speak ill of others because while some of us r dancing, the others r too afraid.”