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Kelly Clarkson Says People Who Were 'Really Mean' About Her American Idol Win Ended Up Being Coaches on The Voice

Kelly Clarkson revealed how critics of her 'American Idol' win in 2002 ended up warming up to televised talent shows later on — with some even becoming coaches on 'The Voice.'

Kelly Clarkson is detailing what it was like to be the first winner of American Idol — and how some critics of the series eventually warmed up to the talent show genre later on. "People like us who have been there in that audition process and just being so judged instantaneously, on maybe not your best performance but you know you can do better, it's a hard — it's a grueling thing and its unforgiving in a lot of ways," Clarkson said. "I'm not gonna lie, I don't know when the school systems thought it would be a good plan for families and their emotional stability to start having performances at 10 a.m. during the week.

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