Kelly Clarkson decided to drop the pounds after being told she was pre-diabetic

She said on her eponymous-titled talk show: "I was told I was pre-diabetic. That was literally what happened. I wasn't shocked. I was a tiny bit overweight, so I wasn't shocked.

"But they were like, 'You're pre-diabetic. You're right on the borderline.'

"I was like, 'But I'm not there yet.' And then I waited two years and then did, however, move into the - I was like, 'OK, I'll do something about it.'"

The 'Since U Been Gone' hitmaker followed Dr. Steven R. Gundry's famous 'Plant Paradox Diet'.

She shared to People recently: "I eat a healthy mix. I dropped weight because I've been listening to my doctor.

"And 90 per cent 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!"

The TV star - who previously admitted to having suicidal thoughts when she was skinny - relocated to New York following her split from ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, 47, and she says walking the city is "quite the workout".

On her other wellness activities, she added: "And I'm really into infrared saunas right now.

"And I just got a cold plunge because everybody wore me down."

Meanwhile, Kelly recently admitted she isn't looking for love following her split from Brandon - with whom she has River Rose, nine, and Remington, seven - in June 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage, because she's too busy.

Speaking to fans during an Instagram Live in September, she explained: "Do I have a boyfriend? No! And not looking. You know why? I love being single. "I have two kids, two dogs, three rabbits, a hamster, multiple jobs - there's a lot going on.

"And, you know, you think you're going to spend the rest of your life with somebody, and you don't. That's hard to start over."