Kelly Clarkson says people who were meant about “Idol” win trained on “The Voice”

Kelly Clarkson describes what it was like to be the first winner of American idol – And how some critics of the series eventually warmed up to the talent show genre later.

Under a section of Kylie KelceS Will not lie Podcastwhich was released on Thursday, March 27, the 42-year-old Grammy winner opened about the music industry’s reaction to her breakthrough in 2002, when she became American idolThe winner’s first ever.

“I had none. I was the first winner. It was hard. Not to sound, whatever, it was really hard,” Clarkson said. “People were really meant. People who really were meant have been coach. You know what I say? Like, hated talent shows. And they stopped being at The voice. ”

“It’s like, okay. But people were really cruel at first. They didn’t like it. It took the industry type of storm, talent shows,” she added. “There was a very different thing in the industry about the population.”

The singer “since you have gone” joked that it was “funny” to think about it now, considering that there are “so many” talent shows on TV.

Elsewhere during his discussion with Kelce, 33, opened Clarkson about what it was like to join The voice for its 14th season 2018.

The musician, who spent nine total seasons on the show, explained how she could relate to her competitors given her own background on a competition series. During The voice15th season, she also got coach with her colleague Idol alum Jennifer Hudson.

“People like us who have been there in that audition process and only are judged immediately, maybe not your best performance but you know you can do better, it’s an difficult – it’s an incredible thing and it’s unforgiving in many ways,” Clarkson said.

“And a lot of pressure for these artists that I don’t think many artists who sell lots of records could handle. That’s another thing,” she continued.

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Clarkson’s appearance on the podcast was not all focused on Idol. She also talked to Kelce about motherhood and revealed her personal school system pet. The Kelly Clarkson Show Host is the mother of two children, Son Remington “Remy” Alexander, 8, and Daughter River Rose, 10, As she shares with ex Brandon Blackstock.

“I won’t lie, I don’t know when the school systems thought it would be a good plan for families and their emotional stability to start having performances at 10 in the week. This only – many of us work,” she said. “And (they are) surprisingly with it, like not giving you a progress, so you can at least say to your work,” Hi, I will need this morning. “

“Many jobs would not let you do it anyway, but even if you are like the manager and you would have that control, our children do not understand and we just look like a ——– when we are not there,” continued Clarkson, before they joked, “and then they go,” why was this mother there? “And then you have to say:” Because the child has a better mother. “”

In September 2024, Hudson, 43, reflected on their own Idol trip When she told people that “every part” of that era in her life stands out when she looks back at it. The singer quickly became a fan favorite on the third season of the series, which finally won by Fantasy barin.

“Sometimes you just don’t know what time you are in until you look back at it. I would never have known, or how could I ever have known, that 20 years ago, which made that choice to make American idol Would start such a huge change in my life, she said.

Hudson added, “(I didn’t know) who would put my career, that I could sit here and say, 20 years later, I’m still here in the industry.”