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Kelly Clarkson Says Stars Who Were ‘Mean’ About Her ‘American Idol’ Win Became ‘Voice’ Coaches

Kelly Clarkson revealed that some stars who were "mean" about her 'American Idol' win later joined 'The Voice' as coaches. Get the details.

As the first person to ever win American Idol, Kelly Clarkson walked a lonely road for several years as other stars in the music industry had mixed feelings about her then-unorthodox route to success. On the latest episode of Kylie Kelce’s Not Gonna Lie podcast posted Thursday (March 27), the “Stronger” singer revealed that some of her now peers initially judged her for getting her start on Idol — something that wouldn’t be so ironic if some of those same stars didn’t end up serving as coaches on offshoot competition series The Voice. Ever since the flagship show premiered, numerous other competition series inspired by Idol have sprung up over the years — one of which, The Voice, saw Clarkson stepping into the coaching role for seasons 14-21 and 23.

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