Kelly Clarkson, 41, displays her tiny waistline in flirty leather skirt and platform heels… after sharing 2 things she did differently to lose weight

Kelly Clarkson showed off her newly slimmed down figure on Wednesday afternoon.

The TV star was wearing a gray scoop-neck sweater that was tucked into a flirty black leather pleated skirt that finished below the knee.

The Texas native added platform black heels with an ankle strap that gave a look at her red pedicure as she had bare legs.

The star was posing with Jon Cryer of Two And A Half Men fame and Joe Keery of Stranger Things on her self-titled talk show.

‘Today on Kelly we’re catching up with Jon Cryer and Joe Keery, a Best In Class mentor, and we’re back in the kitchen with Danielle Kartes!’ she wrote in her Instagram caption.

Kelly Clarkson showed off her newly slimmed down figure on Wednesday afternoon. The TV star was wearing a gray scoop-neck sweater that was tucked into a flirty black leather pleated skirt that finished below the knee. The Texas native added platform black heels with an ankle strap that gave a look at her pedicure as she had bare legs

Last week Kelly came clean about what she did to lose a drastic amount of weight this summer amid speculation from fans that she was on Ozempic.

The 41-year-old pop star said in her People magazine cover story this week that she made two big lifestyle changes.

Firstly, the Since U Been Gone singer revealed that she decided to walk everywhere in her new home of New York City which has helped her get the exercise she needed.

Before Manhattan, she resided in Los Angeles where she drove her car everywhere, limiting her daily steps.

Secondly, The Voice star revealed that she decided to listen to her doctor, taking on the advice to cut down on carbs and put herself on a protein heavy diet.

The star was posing with Jon Cryer of Two And A Half Men fame and Joe Keery of Stranger Things on her self-titled talk show. ‘Today on Kelly we’re catching up with Jon Cryer and Joe Keery, a Best In Class mentor,’ she wrote in her Instagram caption

Clarkson has finally come clean about what she did to lose a drastic amount of weight this summer

She told the publication she loves to stroll around her neighborhood and putting in the steps have been great for her waistline.

Clarkson also takes her kids River Rose, nine, and son Remington Alexander, seven – dad is her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock – with her.

‘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,’ she said.

‘Walking in the city is quite the workout. And I’m really into infrared saunas right now. And I just got a cold plunge because everybody wore me down,’ Kelly added.

And what she puts on her plate is different.

‘I eat a healthy mix. I dropped weight because I’ve been listening to my doctor — a couple years I didn’t,’ explained the talk show host.

‘And 90 percent of the time I’m really good at it because a protein diet is good for me anyway. I’m a Texas girl, so I like meat — sorry, vegetarians in the world!’

She looked much thinner at the start of the fall when she went back to her talk show’ the set was now in NYC and not LA. At the time she said the weight change was due to ‘healthier choices.’

One lifestyle change for Kelly has been to walk everywhere in her new home of New York City which has helped her get the exercise she needed

Some have accused her of taking Ozempic, but she has yet to respond to those rumors.

Rather, she insists it is just a better environment that has made her shed the pounds.

And she also told People NYC is just right for her.

‘I was very unhappy in L.A. and had been for several years. I needed a fresh start,’ she shared.

And she told her talk show producers she was packing her bags.

‘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.’

Then and now images are stunning; here she is on the left in the fall of 2023 and on the right she was glamorous in bronze in April 2022

Also in her new People cover story, Kelly admitted that she has been suffering from crippling depression that was so bad she has had to go to therapy.

Turns out she was in a dark place after divorcing Blackstock, and it has lingered for years.

Coming out with the new music made her feel like she was ‘taking my power back,’ Clarkson added.

‘That sounds very therapy, but that’s because I love therapy, and I think it’s important to have those tools to navigate your life and relationships.’

It was hard for her to deal with the emotions, she explained.

‘The level of depression and things that come with divorce or grieving is extraordinarily hard,’ she told the outlet.

‘You feel alone, and it’s just a blessing to be able to have that outlet for those emotions that are overwhelming.’

Working on her song Chemistry helped her heal.

The 41-year-old talk show host shared her mental health update with the latest issue of People. Turns out she was in a dark place after divorcing Brandon Blackstock, with whom she has two children, and it has lingered for seven years. Seen in 2020

‘I didn’t see it other than: This is my outlet. I’m a let-go person; I don’t hold grudges. So it was really delving into what happened in my life and why—and what am I going to do about it?’ she admitted.

‘I cannot express how appreciative I feel for having that kind of healthy outlet.’

She also talked her kids.

She was thrilled when her kids joined her onstage at her Las Vegas residency in August.

‘They were a little nervous, but it was their idea, not mine,’ Clarkson said.

River did a duet of her mom’s single Heartbeat Song.

Remington danced to Whole Lotta Woman.

With their kids and one of his older children in 2019

She was thrilled then seemed into her being a star on stage: ‘I was like, “I feel like how you’re looking at me is how you watch Spider-Man,”‘ Clarkson shared.

‘It caught me completely off guard, and it was the most magical moment because they were so happy and at ease. They were just in awe.’

Her career is doing better than ever.

Her latest album Chemistry is nominated for best pop vocal album at the Grammys. And her talk show landed six wins at the Daytime Emmy Awards — including outstanding daytime talk series and host for Clarkson.

Then there is the Vegas residency, which added more shows through the winter.