Posted March 12, 200916 yr Kelly Clarkson's a big international star. She's had four albums since she won the very first American Idol in 2002. So when I arranged to meet her at the Metropolitan Hotel in London, I expected her to have a massive entourage. But she's so lovely and down to earth - I don't know why I was surprised really! She's such a good laugh that afterwards we were saying she should come out for a drink with me next time she's in London. Afterall, she said she likes a white wine or two…. Alan: So Kelly, your single My Life Would Suck Without You had the biggest jump up the charts - it went from number 103 to number one in a few days, didn't it? Kelly: I know. I was very excited! It's had the biggest leap ever, or something. Alan: And you've beaten your own record for the biggest ever chart jump! Kelly: I know, it's exactly what happened with my first single, A Moment Like This. Alan: So how does that happen? Do people just say to themselves, 'Right, I'm buying the single today'? Kelly: That's what I don't get either. Either my mom bought a lot of copies or….I don't know how that happened. I don't even know how people knew to buy it. Alan: I've watched the video for My Life Would Suck Without You. You throw a lot of things out of the window. There was a goldfish…. Kelly: No! No…[both laugh]I did not throw a goldfish out of the window. We saved the goldfish and put it in a cup! Alan: So, would you do that in real life, throw your man's stuff out of a window or flush his car keys down the toilet? Kelly: I've dated someone who threw my stuff out of a car and thought it was funny. Alan: Oh no, that must have been so embarrassing for you… Kelly: Not so much, more like, 'Why am I in a car with you?' but I'm the kind of person who, if I get mad, I just don't talk to people. But I'm perfectly normal…I think. You should ask my friends, I might be lying. Alan: It might be a double bluff, you might be a real psycho… Kelly: I know. [Pause] You're turned on by it. Aren't you? Alan: [Laughs] I am. I'm strangely aroused that you might be a psycho! Right, you're really honest, which I like. You said they Photoshopped the crap out of the front cover of your new album… Kelly: It looks like my hot twin. Alan: Oh, come on… Kelly: It's true! I guess I was just the first one to say album covers were Photoshopped. I say, 'Well, one day I might look that hot - so when I get there I want to have these beautiful pictures to match me!' Alan: You've been pretty honest about having cellulite too… Kelly: Every girl has cellulite! Alan: If you ever saw the front cover of my album, you wouldn't recognise me… Kelly: I'm just happy if my hair colour matches. No, even the most beautiful girls in the industry look very different in real life to their photos in magazines. Alan: I mean, just look at poor old Jessica Simpson for example… Kelly: I wouldn't mind being a chubby Jessica Simpson, she's hot! I would still pick her over me, I think she's a beautiful girl. Alan: Has there been anything in a magazine that made you say, 'You know what? This isn't worth it.' Anything that has pushed you over the edge? Because you seem like such a down-to-earth girl. Kelly: People can't really make fun of me because I'm very good at self-deprecation, I don't really leave any room for that… Alan: You beat them to it… Kelly: Yeah, because I think life is too short to be that concerned with that kind of superficial stuff. Alan: Do you ever masta-Google? Do you know what it is? It's like masturbation… Kelly: Do I what? Alan: Masta-Google! It's the new thing! You type your name in and press go and then you see what people say about you. Kelly: No! I don't want to know what people say about me. I learnt that from being on American Idol, because I would go on there and one person would be like [in a singsong voice] 'She's the flower of the planet, I love everything she does!' and then the next one would be like, 'fat troll!'. Alan: [laughing] Oh no! Kelly: And you're like, 'Ouch'! People can be so mean. So, it's either you get a big head, or you want to crawl into a big hole and die. Alan: What do you sing at karaoke? Kelly: I'm an AC/DC fan, I like You Shook Me All Night Long, but that's after a lot of tequilas. Or I like doing rap songs because I'm really horrible at them. So I rap some Eminem. Alan: When your songs come on in clubs, what do you do? Kelly: My brother and I were driving around in Texas and my single came on the radio. We were getting so excited, turning it up, winding down the windows. People were like…'Is that…Kelly Clarkson? Singing her own song?' Alan: So do you dance if it comes on in a club? Kelly: I'm not a big club girl. I grew up working in that environment so I'm bored of it. I like to go to a bar and play pool. Alan: Oh yeah, that's what I'm like because I don't go out dancing anymore. You're so like me Kelly! Kelly: I mean, I go to clubs maybe once or twice a year. My thing is, I don't go out often but when I go, I go for the gold. Alan: Right, we're going into the quick-fire round now, okay? Kelly: OK. Alan: Imagine we were going to the bar. What would you order to drink? Kelly: Either white wine or whisky. I like whisky. Alan: When did you last laugh until you peed? Kelly: I don't think I've ever peed myself laughing. Alan: You're too young to do that I think…I'll come back in 50 years' time and you'll be like, 'Yeah, actually I did just p*** myself.' Have you ever done anything embarrassing when drunk? Kelly: Of course. There have been numerous occasions, involving tequila. I'm not going to tell you what, though… Alan: Have you ever drunk-dialled? Kelly: Drunk-dialled? God, yes! The people I called were like, 'Who's that crazy person on my answering machine?' My friends always take my phone from me. Alan: Oh, that's nice… Kelly: It is at the time, but then you're like, 'Oh, so I'm that friend…' Alan: And what's your favourite TV show? Kelly: Ooh, I would say Lost. I love it, it should be called What? Everytime I watch an episode, I'm like 'What?' I don't know what's happening, I'm trying to put it all together. Alan: What's your favourite takeaway food? Kelly: I'm a pizza girl. I love thin-crust pizza, Alan: What's your topping? Kelly: Barbecue chicken, or spinach alfredo. Alan: Ooh, good choice. Now, I read that you used to sell vacuum cleaners… Kelly: I did the prep for it and then I got to the door and started hyperventilating and I had a rash. I was about to vomit. I couldn't do it. I'm not a good salesperson. If you're like, 'I don't like it,' I'm like, 'That's cool, I don't really like it either!' Alan: Well, thank God American Idol came along when it did! Thank you ever so much for the interview… Kelly: No thank you! See you soon.
March 12, 200916 yr She's come across so well in every interview I've read/ seen/ heard! :wub: I really think she's one of the most down-to-earth, genuine celebrities out there
March 12, 200916 yr I always forget she came from American Idol for some reason. Great interview, and she just seems so down-to-earth, its quite refreshing to see.
March 12, 200916 yr :( I want to see alan Carr and Kelly being interviewed on TV or something, they would have me in STITCHES!! :wub:
March 12, 200916 yr Author I always forget she came from American Idol for some reason. Great interview, and she just seems so down-to-earth, its quite refreshing to see. really? :lol: Its mentioned in nearly every Interview lol
March 12, 200916 yr I bought More just to get that interview! :lol: They used her pics from her stint on 2005's SNL. Which is weird because she's on there this week!!
March 13, 200916 yr Author So she was staying at the Met... Hmmmm Cos i was standing out side The Met on Paul O Grady Day waiting for her and just generally and orgasmically shouting out her name (Y)
June 25, 201114 yr Sorry for bumping up old topics, but I do think her doing Alan Carr's show would seriously be one of the best moments on chat show television, history. It'll be non-stop laughs!
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