Kelly Clarkson Says Celebrities Were ‘Really Mean’ to Her During ‘American Idol’

From Prevention

Kelly Clarkson recently welcomed actress Jennifer Love Hewitt to her talk show, but Kelly was the one who opened up about her past experiences. During the segment, she revealed that after she won the first season of American Idol, celebrities weren’t kind to her, and Jennifer helped her navigate fame.

“You probably don’t remember this, but it stuck with me [for] so long, almost 20 years now,” she said on The Kelly Clarkson Show. “But right after—you have no idea I’m about to say this and you probably don’t remember—but it was at some kind of MTV Awards or something or VMAs or something, I don’t know what it was, but you ran up to me. And it was right when like the final three I think of Idol, and we were just so slammed and everything was happening like in a whirlwind and people like were really mean to us because we’re from a talent show and it was the first season.”

She continued, “Everyone was so rude to us, like, on the carpet, at the show … it was so bad. It was a horrible experience and you came up to me and ran up to me out of nowhere and were like, ‘Oh my gosh! I’m really rooting for you!’”

She added that Jennifer gave her a great piece of advice when they met. “You told me, ‘Please keep the ones you love so close and it’ll end up being about a few people in your life, unfortunately, but this business can be really hard,” she recalled. “‘And just remember to keep those people who really love you.’ You just gave me this advice that was really, really kind in such an … unkind rather time for me personally.”

Jennifer smiled as Kelly gushed about her kindness, adding, “So, thank you so much, it meant the world to me. You were so nice.”

You Might Also Like

• The Best Yoga Mats, According to Top Yoga Instructors

• The Shockingly Simple Diet Change This Woman Made to Drop 54 Pounds

• Losing Stubborn Belly Fat Really Comes Down to These Two Lifestyle Changes