Kelly Clarkson Gives Credit To Her Doctor And The New York City For Her Weight Loss

The 41-year-old singer and television personality, Clarkson is a single mom to her two children – daughter River Rose, 9, and son Remington Alexander, 7. She was living in LA for a few years until she realized that LA had not been a jolly town to her and moved to NYC. Now that Kelly has decided to call NYC her new home, here’s what she has to say:  “I was very unhappy in L.A. and had been for several years. I needed a fresh start,” she tells People.

Kelly, the host of the popular daytime show, The Kelly Clarkson Show relocated her sets from L.A. To N.Y.C., “we told NBC, ‘I’m not trying to sound ungrateful, I just can’t stay here anymore for my mental health; for me and my kids.’ They weren’t doing well either. For the past few years, I’d just been showing up and smiling and doing what I’m supposed to do, but you can only compartmentalize so long until you break.”

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Kelly is happily strolling through the streets of New York with her children (whom she shares with his ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, 47). Good for Kelly she’s enjoying her time in NYC, “We go walk the dogs a few times at the park. We’ll go for ice cream because my daughter will wear me down. We’ll go make slime and we go to the museum.”

NYC has also helped Kelly lose weight. How? – “Walking in the city is quite the workout,” she says. “And I’m really into infrared saunas right now. And I just got a cold plunge because everybody wore me down.”

Also, she expresses how listening to her doctor has been a boon to her weight-loss journey. “I eat a healthy mix. I dropped weight because I’ve been listening to my doctor — for a couple of years I didn’t. And 90 percent of the time I’m really good at it because a protein diet(1) is good for me anyway. I’m a Texas girl, so I like meat — sorry, vegetarians in the world!”

Kelly’s television talk show has been nominated for a Critics Choice Award for best talk show. It is the only daytime show and female host in the category.

“I was going through a really rough few years, and even in the first season it was rough behind closed doors,” explained Clarkson. “Just to be able to come into season 5 feeling good and knowing my kids feel good— and the dust has settled. Season 5 is my first season to actually enjoy every minute of it.”

People asked Clarkson what advice would she give to her 15-year-old self. “I was going through a really rough few years, and even in the first season it was rough behind closed doors,” she says. “Just to be able to come into season 5 feeling good and knowing my kids feel good— and the dust has settled. Season 5 is my first season to actually enjoy every minute of it.”