Kelly Clarkson Reveals What Fuels Her To Clap Back At Body-Shamers

Kelly Clarkson will always tell it like it is — especially when it comes to body-shamers.

During her recent chat with Serena Williams, 39, on the Friday (December 5) episode of her daytime talk show, Clarkson spoke about the topic and showed love to the tennis pro for being a role model to women of all ages for being "body positive." "I've always had to stand strong for myself with my body image in the public eye, and I love that you’ve always done that,” Clarkson gushed, adding, “You are so body positive."

The love was mutual as Williams showed similar respect for the American Idol OG. "I love that you’ve always done that," Williams responded. "It's so cool. One time, I think you went off on somebody. I was like, 'Oh!' I loved you for it."

Clarkson asked if she was referring to a 2015 incident, where U.K. television personality, Katie Hopkins questioned if Clarkson ate "all of her backing singers." “She doesn’t know me. I’m awesome! It doesn’t bother me,” the singer later told Heat magazine of the rude comments.

Clarkson went on to explain why she feels the need to push back on body-shamers. "What makes me mad about it, [is] not how it’s said to me -- it's rude and obviously, nobody likes to hear it -- but it’s because other women and other little girls are looking out there and they’re bigger than me and they’re going, ‘If they think she’s this way, then what does the world think of me?’” she explained. "The domino effect of that is so detrimental for people’s psyche and especially nowadays with young women on social media. It’s just so hard, so that’s what makes me mad and I feel like I have to keep talking about it every once in a while and stand up."

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