Kelly Clarkson Opens Up About Weight

Kelly Clarkson has had to face the ugly side of the Internet recently, in the form of malicious commentary about her weight.

Well, the original American Idol is taking it in stride and prefers to focus on helping girls with similar dilemmas. She told Reader’s Digest:

“I recently gave a self-esteem workshop for Girl Scouts in Nashville, and I told the girls that I wasn't a role model for my weight, because I change. Sometimes I'm thicker when I'm around my family and I'm eating more. Sometimes I'm thinner because I'm on the road and that takes a lot out of me. But I do feel it's important to talk to girls about weight. They see these images, and there's no way they'll ever live up to them. I want them to see someone who is real and know they don't have to live up to anything.”

You go girl.