KELLY Clarkson sings Taylor Swift’s hit single “Shake It Off” in concert – and that’s the message the plumped-up “American Idol” winner has for haters!
“Kelly’s been attacked on social media with cruel comments about her weight. She’s even had fans ask her if she’s expecting again!” a source told The National ENQUIRER. The “Miss Independent” singer, 32, gave birth to her first child with hubby Brandon Blackstock in June. At 5-foot-4, she weighs about 190 pounds, sources said, but she didn’t try to hide her not-so-svelte figure at the American Country Countdown Awards on Dec. 15.
“Kelly holds her head up high!” a close friend dished to The ENQUIRER. “She reads some of the comments people make on social media, and yes, it hurts her. But she isn’t going to change who she is just to please them. “Kelly says she’s a full-figured woman, not a stick figure, and people can stick their catty comments where the sun don’t shine!”
The Texas-born talent has scored a slew of hits since claiming “Idol’s” first-ever crown in 2002, but she’s waged the battle of the bulge ever since. Kelly shed 30 pounds through diet and exercise in 2012 when she started dating music manager Brandon. But hopes of maintaining that weight flew out the window when she became pregnant in 2013. Meanwhile, between caring for her infant daughter, performing and working on her upcoming album, the postpregnancy pounds have not melted away.
But slimming down “isn’t a big priority for Kelly,” said a pal. “That’s why she loves to sing Taylor Swift’s song, ‘Shake It Off,’ in concert, especially the line, ‘Haters gonna hate.’
“What people say about her is about the last thing on Kelly’s worry list!”
