Kelly Clarkson was forced to sleep in her car before ‘American Idol’ fame — here’s why
nypost.comKelly Clarkson stronger.The singer, 41, got candid about her early work struggles, including the time when she left her Fort Worth, Texas, hometown to audition for a little show called “American Idol.”On a recent episode of her eponymous talk show, “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” with guest Kevin Bacon, she revealed that she had to sleep in her car after her apartment burned down.“I actually moved out to L.A.
with some random person I did not know,” the “Miss Independent” crooner said.“Really?” the “Footloose” star, 65, inquired.“Yeah, she just needed a roommate.
I was like, ‘I’ll do it,’ and I moved from Texas to L.A. with a random stranger,” Clarkson recalled.“[My home] burned down, so yeah,” Clarkson said. “Then, I slept in my car for a few days and then tried out for a show called ‘American Idol’ so it all worked out.”She added that others in Hollywood tend to have a “crazy story” before making it big.”You’ve really got to want your dream,” she noted. “The universe makes you really want it.”Clarkson famously won the inaugural season of the Fox singing competition series in 2002.
Bacon also gave his tale of living in squalor before reaching fame. He joked that he lived in a New York City “flophouse” in 1976, when his apartment budget was a mere $150 a month.Once the Golden Globe winner scored a listing, he went to look at the building.
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