Meet the reinvented Kelly Clarkson.
The celebrated American Idol alum has debuted a fresh hairstyle while announcing her comeback to The Voice for its 29th season.
Clarkson took to Instagram to share a sneak peek of The Voice: Battle of Champions, showcasing her newly cropped locks. Gone are the long, chest-length strands, replaced by a chic cut that hovers just above her shoulders.
Previously flowing to her midsection, her hair now sports a sophisticated and playful vibe, styled in side-swept waves that perfectly complement her vibrant personality as she reclaims her spot on the judging panel.
In addition to her Las Vegas residency, Kelly is back in the mix for the latest season, ready to compete against two other seasoned Voice veterans — fellow coaches John Legend and Adam Levine.
Kelly, who also has a Vegas residency, has returned for season 29 to battle it out against two other Voice icons – fellow coaches John Legend and Adam Levine.
Kelly Clarkson unveiled her brand new haircut as she announced her return to The Voice
Kelly has chopped inches from her ordinarily long hair; pictured earlier this month in Las Vegas
‘But this time we’ve got some tricks up our sleeve, y’all get ready!’ Kelly promised in the teaser as her chair swiveled to the camera.
Fans were delighted to see the songstress would be returning to the show after departing The Voice following season 23. In addition to that particular season, she also coached seasons 14-21.
Season 29 will return next spring.
‘Kelly being back is everything!’ one commented on the teaser, a sentiment numerous others shared.
‘Kelly is back… now we all go back to watching it!’ another wrote.
‘Yay. Kelly. So happy. I’ll watch just for her,’ another wrote.
One fan gushed that Kelly was ‘lookin’ fiiine.’
Kelly’s return to the show – and new haircut – comes after she underwent another major transformation.
In recent years, the songstress has dropped an astounding 60 pounds – and last year she admitted she used a prescription medication to aid in her weight loss, which also included exercise and healthier eating.
While interviewing Whoopi Goldberg on her talk show, the Fort Worth, Texas-born star revealed that doctors prescribed her with a weight loss medication after a blood test.
She insisted she didn’t use Ozempic, but did not reveal which drug she used instead.
‘Mine is a different one than people assume, but I ended up having to do that too,’ the A Moment Like This songstress told the EGOT winner. ‘Everybody thinks it’s Ozempic, it’s not – it’s something else.’
The fun look definitely suited the bubbly Kelly, who styled her tresses in a side-swept ‘do with waves
The former long-time coach is returning to battle it out against John Legend and Adam Levine
Legend and Levine were also featured in the teaser
Season 29 will return next spring
Fans were delighted to see the songstress would be returning to the show after departing The Voice following season 23. In addition to that particular season, she also coached seasons 14-21
She reportedly lost 60 pounds, according to Extra TV, although Kelly has not revealed the exact amount herself.
The popstar, who shares daughter River Rose, 11, and son Remington Alexander, nine, with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, said that her physician insisted she take the medication after repeated efforts to get her on it.
‘My doctor chased me for like two years,’ she said. ‘And I was like, “No, I’m afraid of it. I already have thyroid problems, I was afraid.”‘
Kelly said the medication she takes is ‘something that aids in helping break down the sugar,’ as her ‘body doesn’t do it right.’
In recent years, the songstress has dropped an astounding 60 pounds – and last year she admitted she used a prescription medication to aid in her weight loss, which also included exercise and healthier eating; pictured 2023
The hitmaker, presumably speaking about how she didn’t notice that she had progressively gained weight, said that she was taken aback when watching herself on camera at one point and seeing her drastic transformation.
She added: ‘Seeing yourself, I didn’t see it… all of a sudden, I was like “Who the f*** is that?”‘
At the time, Kelly reiterated that she had not been paying attention to her weight for some time.
‘It’s a weird thing … I never saw that, I was never insecure about it – I just did not see that,’ Kelly said, adding that at her heaviest, she weighed 203 pounds standing at 5-foot-3.
Kelly said she was not miserable or depressed at the time, even though in hindsight, she felt she looked like she was ‘about to die of a heart attack.’
