Why Kelly Clarkson got into a ‘fight’ with HR at her talk show over her dramatic weight loss

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Kelly Clarkson joked about her “fight” with HR over her dramatic weight loss. Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

“Behind These Hazel Eyes” is someone who simply wants a compliment.

Kelly Clarkson joked she would like “every motherf–ker that passes” to comment on her dramatic weight-loss transformation.

While performing at Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City, NJ, on Saturday, the “American Idol” alum, 43, admitted that this mindset led to her “nearly getting in a fight” with the human resources department at her eponymous talk show, which Page Six recently reported she wants to quit.

The singer shared the anecdote during a concert Saturday after an audience member called her “sexy.” PapCulture / BACKGRID
She insisted she would not call the human resources department over the compliment. PapCulture / BACKGRID

“They … say you’re not allowed to say someone looks attractive, and I say f–k that,” she said after thanking an audience member for calling her “sexy.”

According to HR, commending someone’s slimdown “might make people feel bad that they looked bad before,” Clarkson explained.

However, she quipped, “I was fat before, so I’m saying I want you to say, ‘Damn. … Well done.'”

Clarkson said HR believes compliments could “make people feel bad that they looked bad before.” Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal
The “American Idol” alum (seen here in 2022) wants “every motherf–ker that passes” to comment on her slimdown. Getty Images for ACM

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The singer said that “some of those bitches are out here working, and we’re trying” — but clarified there was “nothing wrong” with her body before.

Clarkson, who “felt very confident” before shedding 60 pounds on semaglutide, added, “I felt fine both ways, but I’m just saying it’s a lot more fun with clothes now.

“I’ve been working on it,” the Grammy winner shared.

Clarkson wants people to say, “Damn, well done.” Getty Images
The Grammy winner clarified there was “nothing wrong” with her body before. Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Clarkson also joked that she would not “call HR” over the fan’s “sexy” comment.

She then made sure to note, “It is not a joke. I know HR is not a joke, but it is really funny some of the things they talk about.”

The “Kelly Clarkson Show” host confirmed in May 2024 that she had taken a Type II diabetes medication while speaking to Whoopi Goldberg about the former “The View” co-host’s Mounjaro usage.

Clarkson “felt fine both ways” and was “very confident” before shedding weight. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Now, she has “more fun with clothes.” Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

While Clarkson did not specify her own prescription at the time — besides insisting it was “not Ozempic” — she said, “I ended up having to do that, too, because my blood work got so bad.”

The 5-foot-3 songwriter told viewers that she was 203 pounds during her “heaviest” period.

“It’s funny because people assume, ‘Oh, she must have been miserable and depressed or whatever,’ and I was like, ‘No, I was not,'” she added.

Clarkson admitted to using a weight-loss drug in May 2024. Jackie Brown / SplashNews.com
The star (seen here in 2022) was previously 203 pounds and received a prediabetes diagnosis. Getty Images

In January 2024, Clarkson spoke about receiving a a prediabetes diagnosis amid her headline-making weight loss.

That same month, she credited her Manhattan move with her transformation since “walking in the city is quite a workout.”

Clarkson also gave a shout-out to her protein diet last year, saying, “Ninety percent of the time I’m really good at it because … I’m a Texas girl, so I like meat — sorry, vegetarians in the world!”

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