Kelly Clarkson‘s back with new album and a new attitude that she says comes from being a wife and mom.
The American Idol alum, 35, who has two children with husband Brandon Blackstock, tells Willie Geist in an interview airing on Sunday Today on November 5 that her home life has transformed her.
“Becoming a mother and a wife, I mean, it sounds funny, but I’ve never felt sexier, I’ve never felt more confident, I’ve never felt more empowered,” she said when Geist asked if having daughter River, 3, and son Remington, 18 months, had changed her music.
“I don’t think you have to get married or have children to have those things, it’s just that’s what happened to me personally,” she added. “It’s like your give-a-crap factor drops.”
The Grammy winner, who has been outspoken about body image and has taken to Twitter to shut down body-shamers also talked about how she deals with critics on social media.
“I go sarcastic sometimes,” she admitted. “There are times — I mean, I ain’t a saint. I’m human.”
“People call me fat, like me brunette, like me to sing this song, you know, they say stuff all the time, it does not bother me because I am very fulfilled and I love my life and I’m blessed,” Clarkson, who is a new judge on The Voice, continued. “It’s not like I’m doing it to be Joan of Arc in the music industry, it’s because I’m a mother and I care what is said to my kids and I want them to build an armor to wear. An armor of confidence.”
Clarkson’s new album, Meaning of Life, features the singles “Love So Soft” and “Move You” along with anthems like “Whole Lotta Woman,” which Clarkson told Rolling Stone on October 26 is all about her.
“I am a whole lot of woman —I have a big personality, I’m a grown-ass woman that can pay her bills, and I make a lot of money,” she said. “That’s intimidating.”
