Kelly Clarkson actually had no concept what she was moving into when she signed up for Season 1 of American Idol. The singer appeared on the Thursday, March 27, episode of Kylie Kelce’s Not Gonna Lie podcast and made a shocking confession about her time on the present.
“For all of us in that first season, we actually didn’t … I didn’t even comprehend it was a TV present till my third audition,” Clarkson shared. “Like, we had been actually attempting to pay our payments. We’re like, ‘Oh, this would possibly work. I would meet somebody, or no matter.’ No person knew it was gonna quantity to something.”
After all, the present that she thought was simply going to be a networking alternative became far more. “We had been actually, like, children. You understand, 19 years previous, simply attempting to pay my electrical invoice y’all,” she continued. “And afford the deductible on my automobile that was bashed in that I couldn’t afford. So it was a distinct factor.”
Clarkson went on to win the inaugural season of the singing competitors, and her life modified ceaselessly. Nonetheless, the expertise was a bit isolating at instances. “I had nobody. I used to be the primary winner. It was laborious,” she admitted. “To not sound like, no matter … [but] it was actually laborious.”
She additionally stated that “individuals had been actually imply,” together with others within the business who’ve since gone on to work for different competitors exhibits. “You understand what I’m saying? Like, [they] hated expertise exhibits. They usually ended up being on The Voice,” she shared. “It’s like, okay, however individuals had been actually merciless at first. They didn’t prefer it. It took the business form of by storm, the expertise exhibits. It was a really unlikable factor within the business regarding the populous.”
Clarkson went on to function a coach on The Voice herself. She was on the present for Seasons 14 by 21, then took a break for Season 22 and returned for Season 23. The “Behind These Hazel Eyes” artist received the present 4 instances throughout her tenure, however has since relocated to the East Coast and has moved on from serving as a coach.
American Idol, Season 23, Sundays, 8/7c, ABC