What happened to Kelly Clarkson?

@rowantree (1186)
United States
May 2, 2007 3:24pm CST
Did anyone watch American Idol Gives Back? Did you not see her on there? My first thought was that she's pregnant. Then I realized whoa, she's not pregnant. So what's going on? Has she been having medical problems? I saw her singing at some nascar or nascar-like event and she was a bit heavy back then...based on the way she was dressed then, I thought maybe she was trying to catch the role of Janis Joplin in an upcoming movie or something. But now seeing her on Idol, I realize this really isn't the case. Does anyone know what happened?
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@rick615 (413)
• United States
12 May 07
Oh Please people, let's not be so shallow. Go back and look at her videos. Look at some of her promo pics. Look at the Nascar footage. Kelly is slowly putting on weight. She is not a stick and never has been. Like many people, women included, she has put on the pounds as she grows up. It happens to a lot of people. It happens to great singers as well. I think it's nice that she is not spending time to try and be model perfect all the time. We get so used to the tight clothed, see me jumping out of my outfit singers that we start to expect the same of all of them. Then there was the Brittney Spears - Christina Aguilera "see who can wear the least material on stage" contest ( I think Brittney finallly won that one). It may be time to enjoy the music as much as the eye candy. While there are a host of possible reasons for Kelly's weight gain, why not just wait for her to address it publicly (or not) instead of rampant speculation or starting rumors. I love her music, a few pounds is not going to affect that.
• United States
16 May 07
Thank you Rick for that reality check, why are we concerned if she has put on some weight, obviously she is doing great, with a new album coming out and all the publicity she has been receiving, let the girl alone, she is young and a rising star, so she put on a few pounds, we all do, but you don't see anybody starting any myLot discussions because of it, thank goodness.
@Marie2473 (8512)
• Sweden
5 May 07
She had gained weight thats for sure, but i still think that she looked beautiful. I am not sure what has happend but it might be for a role in a film, or maybe just been eating alot of junk while beeing on the road )
@rowantree (1186)
• United States
7 May 07
She's going to be on the Today Show and Letterman on Tuesday, May 8th, then on Live with Regis & Kelly Wednesday, May 9th. Maybe we'll get some answers then.
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
4 May 07
That was the first thing that I noticed as well as that she was much bigger than the last time I had seen her on tv. I thought maybe she was pregnant as well. I was surprised to see that she put on so much weight. If she is not pregnant, then she may have a eating disorder or something. Maybe she did put on weight to play a part in a movie. It was definitely a surprise to see her that way but she still sings great and is still beautiful.
• Philippines
4 May 07
yup..saw here.. i thought she was just posing a hippy scene but her shoulders.. she gained a lot of weight huh!
• United States
4 Jun 07
It never crossed my mind that she was preggers. I just figured she put on some weight. And so what? She still looks good.
• United States
28 Jun 07
There's nothing wrong with Kelly. She's just not succumbing to the pin-thin image going on in Hollywood, like she did last year or a while ago. The girl can sing, that's all that matters.
@moksalot (61)
• Indonesia
16 Aug 07
anyway she is still great she is a singer so she performs by using her voice so i guess it won't be problem for her to put on weight beside that i think it is normal.
@eseomame (1146)
• United States
2 May 07
I too thought so when I saw her at the Idol Gives back event, but I tried to console myself that it was what she was putting on. Where was it confirmed that she's not pregnant?
• United States
27 May 07
Her weight has always fluctuated, and she's never been super-thin. A lot of performers will get much thinner on the road because of the hectic schedule and all the activity, and then when they get home they put the weight back on. Doesn't matter... she's far from gigantic anyway.