'It's Ozempic': Internet divided as Kelly Clarkson stuns with drastic 40lb weight loss on 'American Idol'

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Kelly Clarkson is reaping the benefits of listening to her doctor as she lost over 40 lbs last year.

After the ‘American Idol’ veteran shared in January 2024 that she has been eating healthy, exercising, and listening to her doctors, fans noticed the singer had lost significant weight.

During Clarkson’s recent outing for her hosting duty in her eponymous talk show, the singer, who turns 42 later this month, looked more slender than ever.

According to Daily Mail, the ‘Broken and Beautiful’ singer looks almost half her weight from the previous year as she rocked a black form-fitting dress with a white blouse during Monday, April 1 episode. 

The mother-of-two looked magnificent as she interviewed Sheryl Crow, Heidi Gardner and Justin Willman for the show.

Meanwhile, the fans were quick to point out her noticeable change in appearance as they were left stunned.

Internet reacts on Kelly Clarkson's weight loss

Internet was left divided with Kelly Clarkson's stunning weight loss. While a section of fans hailed the singer-turned talk show host for her fabulous weight-loss, another group speculated Ozempic to be the secret for her weight loss.

One of the fans praised her changed appearance, and commented on Facebook, "She looks fabulous."

Someone else, however, said, "Everyone is taking the new wt reducing meds."

Another troll remarked, "I'm sure it's ozempic, not keto gummies. We are not stupid."

Meanwhile, a fan appluaded her for her weight loss journey, "Go girl. Not easy to drop that weight when in your 40s. Looking fabulous."

Another fan shared, "I noticed that while watching her last week on her talked show on channel 5 💞 🌹🌹😍."

"I don't think I've ever seen her this thin," chimed in someone else.

Another social media user criticized, "It's easier to take Ozempic than work out and eat properly but the celebs won't tell you that."

"She probably taking that new drug for diabetes," hypothesized someone else. 

A fan, nevertheless, defended Charkson and slammed the critics by saying, "Kelly Clarkson said in a interview she lost weight naturally she did not take ozimpic stop making up lies."

"She looks amazing," praised another fan.

Kelly Clarkosn lost weight by listening to her doctors

Despite the speculations from fans, Clarkson has previously attributed her healthy eating and exercising to be the chief reasons for her weight loss. 

Following her divorce from her former husband Brandon Blackstock in 2021, the ‘Because of You’ singer moved to New York with her two children. She also admitted that walking in the Big Apple has helped her immensely.

In her cover story for People in January, Clarkson revealed, “I was very unhappy in LA and had been for several years. I needed a fresh start.”

She continued, “I was going through a really rough few years, and even in the first season it was rough behind closed doors. Just to be able to come into season 5 feeling good and knowing my kids feel good— and the dust has settled. Season 5 is my first season to actually enjoy every minute of it.”

The ‘Piece by Piece’ singer admitted that moving to New York gave her the push to start working out. She said in the same interview per Women’s Health, “We go walk the dogs a few times at the park. We'll go for ice cream because my daughter will wear me down. We'll go make slime and we go to the museum.”

She added later, “Walking in the city is quite the workout."

The ‘Never Again’ singer not only focused on her walking but also updated her eating habits.

She shared, “I eat a healthy mix,” and explained, “I dropped weight because I’ve been listening to my doctor—a couple years I didn’t. And 90 percent of the time I’m really good at it because a protein diet is good for me anyway. I’m a Texas girl, so I like meat—sorry, vegetarians in the world!”

Earlier she revealed to Extra that she has followed Dr Steven Gundry’s book ‘The Plant Paradox’ which helped her in significant weight loss. 

"I literally read this book, and I did it for this autoimmune disease that I had and I had a thyroid issue, and now all my levels are back up," admitted the ‘Never Enough’ singer. 

She continued, "I'm not on medicine anymore because of this book. It's basically about how we cook our food, non-GMO, no pesticides, eating really organic...Literally, I haven't worked out at all!"