01of 15WHEN SHE GAVE THOUGHTFUL PARENTING ADVICEChristopher Polk/Getty"I try not to compliment our boys or our girls so much on aesthetics. If they look handsome or beautiful, obviously we’ll say that, but I’m really adamant about everyone around us always saying like, ‘God, you’re clever. You’re smart. You’re witty, you’re funny …’ all the other things that make character."-to PEOPLE
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WHEN SHE GAVE THOUGHTFUL PARENTING ADVICE
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“I try not to compliment our boys or our girls so much on aesthetics. If they look handsome or beautiful, obviously we’ll say that, but I’m really adamant about everyone around us always saying like, ‘God, you’re clever. You’re smart. You’re witty, you’re funny …’ all the other things that make character.”
-to PEOPLE
02of 15WHEN SHE DIDN’T TAKE CREDIT FOR HER GLAM LOOKSKevin Winter/Getty"I feel like it’s like the mom makeover on theTodayshow. I walk in and then I walk out and I’m like, ‘Damn!’ I would love to take any credit for anything that’s happening with the glam squad, but my team is insane."-to PEOPLE
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WHEN SHE DIDN’T TAKE CREDIT FOR HER GLAM LOOKS
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“I feel like it’s like the mom makeover on theTodayshow. I walk in and then I walk out and I’m like, ‘Damn!’ I would love to take any credit for anything that’s happening with the glam squad, but my team is insane.”
03of 15WHEN SHE GOT REAL ABOUT HOW REAL CELEBRITIES AREJohn Sciulli/Getty"I think that sometimes Hollywood can be very ‘Oh, we don’t want people to see what we really look like. That’ll be the death of you or something.’ And it’s like, ‘Whatever!’ Everybody poops. Everybody burps. Everybody’s the same."-to PEOPLE
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WHEN SHE GOT REAL ABOUT HOW REAL CELEBRITIES ARE
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“I think that sometimes Hollywood can be very ‘Oh, we don’t want people to see what we really look like. That’ll be the death of you or something.’ And it’s like, ‘Whatever!’ Everybody poops. Everybody burps. Everybody’s the same.”
04of 15WHEN SHE SAID WHAT EVERY MOM IS THINKINGMatt Winkelmeyer/WireImage"[Kids] are challenging. Wine is necessary. They’re great though. Out of the mouths of babes. They say stuff where you’re like ‘Damn.’ They call you out. I know it sounds silly but kids teach you to be a better human. They’re watching every moment, not only me at home but me sitting here with y’all.““I’m going to teach my kids to do what they love, regardless if they’re the most famous person doing it. Love what you do. Love who you work with and don’t work with people you don’t and don’t do things you don’t love."-at the NBCUniversal Winter 2018 TCA Press Tour
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WHEN SHE SAID WHAT EVERY MOM IS THINKING
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“[Kids] are challenging. Wine is necessary. They’re great though. Out of the mouths of babes. They say stuff where you’re like ‘Damn.’ They call you out. I know it sounds silly but kids teach you to be a better human. They’re watching every moment, not only me at home but me sitting here with y’all.”
“I’m going to teach my kids to do what they love, regardless if they’re the most famous person doing it. Love what you do. Love who you work with and don’t work with people you don’t and don’t do things you don’t love.”
-at the NBCUniversal Winter 2018 TCA Press Tour
05of 15WHEN SHE DISHED ON BEING WEIGHT SHAMED AT ALL SIZESAndrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty"Even onAmerican IdolI was really thin, but I was bigger than the other girls on the show, so people would say things to me. But luckily I am superconfident, so I’ve never had a problem with shutting people down and saying, ‘Yeah, you know, that’s just what I’m rocking. It’s fine.’ “- toPEOPLE
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WHEN SHE DISHED ON BEING WEIGHT SHAMED AT ALL SIZES
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“Even onAmerican IdolI was really thin, but I was bigger than the other girls on the show, so people would say things to me. But luckily I am superconfident, so I’ve never had a problem with shutting people down and saying, ‘Yeah, you know, that’s just what I’m rocking. It’s fine.’ "
- toPEOPLE
06of 15WHEN SHE SANG HER OWN PRAISESFrazer Harrison/Getty"I think [my performance with Pink the AMAs] was the most powerful moment for me in 2017, other than being a mom. I’m a badass mom. Or least I aim to be."- at the 2017 Billboard Women in Music event
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WHEN SHE SANG HER OWN PRAISES
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“I think [my performance with Pink the AMAs] was the most powerful moment for me in 2017, other than being a mom. I’m a badass mom. Or least I aim to be.”
- at the 2017 Billboard Women in Music event
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WHEN SHE REMOVED TOXIC PEOPLE FROM HER LIFE
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- toAttitudemagazine
08of 15WHEN SHE REVEALED SHE STRUGGLED TO FIND HAPPINESS DESPITE LOOKING HEALTHY ON THE OUTSIDE"When I was really skinny, I wanted to kill myself. I was miserable, like inside and out, for four years of my life. But no one cared, because aesthetically you make sense… It was a very dark time for me. I thought the only way out was quitting. I like wrecked my knees and my feet because all I would do is put in headphones and run. I was at the gym all the time."- toAttitudemagazine
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WHEN SHE REVEALED SHE STRUGGLED TO FIND HAPPINESS DESPITE LOOKING HEALTHY ON THE OUTSIDE
“When I was really skinny, I wanted to kill myself. I was miserable, like inside and out, for four years of my life. But no one cared, because aesthetically you make sense… It was a very dark time for me. I thought the only way out was quitting. I like wrecked my knees and my feet because all I would do is put in headphones and run. I was at the gym all the time.”
09of 15WHEN SHE GOT REAL ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF PREGNANCY"Anytime I see someone pregnant, I just pray for them. [Pregnancy] was literally the worst moments of my life. I’m not kidding - I wish I were that girl that [had good memories of pregnancy]. But no. Nope. Don’t miss it. It’s as if someone was in an accident - they’re pregnant, I’m like, ‘Oh my God.'"-to PEOPLE
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WHEN SHE GOT REAL ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF PREGNANCY
“Anytime I see someone pregnant, I just pray for them. [Pregnancy] was literally the worst moments of my life. I’m not kidding - I wish I were that girl that [had good memories of pregnancy]. But no. Nope. Don’t miss it. It’s as if someone was in an accident - they’re pregnant, I’m like, ‘Oh my God.'”
10of 15AND THEN WHEN SHE HELPED US LOVE OUR BODIESKelly C.Tibrina Hobson/Getty"I’ve just never cared what people think. It’s more if I’m happy and I’m confident and feeling good. That’s always been my thing. And more so now, since having a family - I don’t seek out any other acceptance."- to Heat
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“I’ve just never cared what people think. It’s more if I’m happy and I’m confident and feeling good. That’s always been my thing. And more so now, since having a family - I don’t seek out any other acceptance.”
- to Heat
11of 15WHEN SHE REMINDED US ABOUT THE POWER OF MUSICKevin Mazur/Getty"I was very much an outsider as a kid, and music kind of saved me."-to PEOPLE
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WHEN SHE REMINDED US ABOUT THE POWER OF MUSIC
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“I was very much an outsider as a kid, and music kind of saved me.”
12of 15WHEN SHE INSPIRED US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCEBrian Dunkleman, Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Nikki McKibbin and Ryan Seacrest.Kevin Winter/Getty"I’m considerably blessed in my life. I came from nothing, and my life took a whirlwind change overnight. My life couldn’t be any better. But you just pause and go, ‘Why wouldn’t you want to give back? Why wouldn’t you want to help out when you have so much spotlight to share?’ “-to PEOPLE
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WHEN SHE INSPIRED US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Brian Dunkleman, Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Nikki McKibbin and Ryan Seacrest.Kevin Winter/Getty
“I’m considerably blessed in my life. I came from nothing, and my life took a whirlwind change overnight. My life couldn’t be any better. But you just pause and go, ‘Why wouldn’t you want to give back? Why wouldn’t you want to help out when you have so much spotlight to share?’ "
13of 15WHEN SHE REVEALED WHAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HERAnders Overgaard"I love what I do, but I feel like I relied on my career a lot for my self-worth. And now I’m more than that."- to PEOPLE
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Anders Overgaard
“I love what I do, but I feel like I relied on my career a lot for my self-worth. And now I’m more than that.”
- to PEOPLE
14of 15ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFEKelly Clarkson.Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty"Shout out 2 every single [Kelly ClarksonShow] guest I’ve had while taping my show this summer. This year has been challenging, overwhelming & sometimes it feels like hope is lost BUT I have had the honor of meeting some incredible humans doing amazing things & keeping hope alive & I want 2 say THANK U."- onTwitter
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“Shout out 2 every single [Kelly ClarksonShow] guest I’ve had while taping my show this summer. This year has been challenging, overwhelming & sometimes it feels like hope is lost BUT I have had the honor of meeting some incredible humans doing amazing things & keeping hope alive & I want 2 say THANK U.”
- onTwitter
15of 15ON HAVING AN OUTLET TO POUR HER POST-DIVORCE GRIEF INTOKelly Clarkson.the Kelly Clarkson show/ youtube"I think that’s a blessing in itself. Anytime you go through some life, it’s such an awesome thing to have that outlet [of songwriting], regardless of whether people hear it or not.““It is such a gift. I don’t know how anybody, I’ll just be real with you, goes through grief like divorce, any kind of grief, any kind of loss, without having an outlet like this."-onThe Kelly Clarkson Show
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“I think that’s a blessing in itself. Anytime you go through some life, it’s such an awesome thing to have that outlet [of songwriting], regardless of whether people hear it or not.”
“It is such a gift. I don’t know how anybody, I’ll just be real with you, goes through grief like divorce, any kind of grief, any kind of loss, without having an outlet like this.”
-onThe Kelly Clarkson Show
source: people.com
