KELLY Clarkson has revealed she used a weight loss medication to shed the pounds.
The singer, 42, insisted it was not Ozempic but a different medication that helped her 60-pound weight loss in recent months.
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Kelly made the admission while chatting to Whoopi Goldberg on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Monday.
“Every time I run into you, you look younger!” she told The View co- host.
“You’re like Benjamin Button. It’s like crazy every time you walk in!”
“First of all, it’s all the weight I’ve lost. I’ve lost almost two people,” Whoopi, 68, replied.
“I am doing that wonderful shot that works for folks who need some help, and it’s been really good for me.”
“Mine is a different one than people assume, but I ended up having to do that too because my bloodwork got so bad,” Kelly revealed.
“My doctor chased me for two years, and I was like, ‘No, I’m afraid of it. I already have thyroid problems. Everybody thinks it’s Ozempic, but it’s not. It’s something else.”
The American Idol alum did not reveal exactly which medication she was on but said it was “something that aids in helping break down the sugar, as her body “doesn’t do it right.”
The five-foot-three singer – who shares daughter River Rose, nine, and son Remington Alexander, seven, with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock – said she weighed 203 pounds at her “heaviest.”
She admitted she hadn’t noticed her weight gain and was taken aback when she saw herself on camera after her image overhaul.
“It’s shocking. Seeing yourself, I didn’t see it… all of a sudden, I was like “Who the f*** is that?”‘
“It’s a weird thing. I never saw that, I was never insecure about it – I just did not see that.”
Kelly added that in hindsight, she felt she looked unhealthy.
“I watched [myself on a] show and I was like, ‘Any second now, she is going to die.'”
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
In February, sources exclusively told The U.S. Sun that the talk show host had combined a healthier diet with regular exercise to keep the weight off.
“It’s gotten her fans excited but it’s not quite as big a deal for Kelly herself or the team on the show because Kelly is constantly updating her look, her workouts and her diet,” the insider said.
“She’s constantly evolving, and she’s always been that way.”
It’s shocking. I watched [myself on a] show and I was like, ‘Any second now, she is going to die’
Kelly Clarkson
The singer previously revealed that she was inspired to overhaul her lifestyle after doctors told her she was pre-diabetic.
“I wasn’t shocked. I was a tiny bit overweight, so I wasn’t shocked,” Kelly said on her show.
She was told she was “right on the borderline” of getting diabetes.
In January, Kelly revealed that moving to New York City from Los Angeles for her show helped with her lifestyle.
“Walking in the city is quite the workout,” she told People.
The pop star added she has been eating “a healthy mix” of food and giving herself occasional treats.
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