'That’s literally what happened': Kelly Clarkson's weight loss was due to being diagnosed as pre-diabetic

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Kelly Clarkson recently shed light on an impressive body transformation which took place due to her pre-diabetic diagnosis a couple of years back. During an episode of 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' on Monday, January 29, the winner of the first season of 'American Idol' opened up about her health after Kevin James told her she looked great as he joined her daytime talk show as a guest.

“Well, I was told I was pre-diabetic,” she said with a laugh, as per People. “That’s literally what happened…and well, I wasn’t shocked. I was a tiny bit overweight. But I wasn’t shocked by it. They were like, ‘You’re pre-diabetic. You’re right on the borderline.’ And I was like, ‘But I'm not there yet,’” she quipped, adding “And then I waited two years and then I was like okay, I’ll do something about it.”

Kelly Clarkson credited her weight loss to on-the-go activities with her children 

Clarkson opened up about her weight loss earlier this month, crediting her on-the-go activities with her children, daughter River Rose, nine, and son Remington Alexander, seven, for helping her get in shape. 

“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,”  the 41-year-old said, adding “Walking in the city is quite the workout. And I’m really into infrared saunas right now. And I just got a cold plunge because everybody wore me down.”

Kelly Clarkson reveals she eats a healthy mix as part of her diet

As for her diet, Clarkson said, “I eat a healthy mix. 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!”

Back in November 2023, Clarkson confessed on her show that she’s “had many stages” of being heavier than she would have preferred. "I love losing weight, but here's the thing," she said as the audience applauded. "Jeans are so hard when you have a butt and a smaller waist," she said.

Kelly Clarkson has been vocal about her weight loss over the years

The singer, who dropped pounds over the years, has been transparent about her weight loss journey throughout her career. “Even on 'American Idol', I was really thin, but I was bigger than the other girls on the show, so people would say things to me,” she told People in November 2017. 

“But luckily I am super confident, so I’ve never had a problem with shutting people down and saying, ‘Yeah, you know, that’s just what I’m rocking. It’s fine,’” she added.