Kelly Clarkson, 41, shows off newly slender figure in leopard print top and black leather pencil skirt on talk show as she celebrates weight loss

Kelly Clarkson has been showing off her fantastic figure on her talk show all week.

There was a long black leather dress with a belt and boots.

And on Friday, she wore a long black leather pencil skirt with a leopard print top that tied at the front.

Clarkson, 41, has slimmed down after making “better life choices” in the wake of her messy divorce and brutal custody battle from Brandon Blackstock, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed last week.

She revealed her shocking weight loss transformation in early October and showed off her curves on her talk show.

The slimming fueled speculation that she had undergone surgery – or the new celebrity favorite Ozempic – to shed the pounds.

She also looked fantastic on Thursday.

The singer wore a tight black leather dress as she chatted with newlyweds Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose.

The country stars shared how a dog brought them together.

Kelly, who is reportedly ready to jump back into the dating scene two years after her messy divorce from ex Blackstock, 46, is said to be eating right and exercising the ‘old fashioned way’.

But some say she could have used a ‘little push’ to get into shape.

“Honestly, no one knows how Kelly did it, but it definitely wasn’t surgery,” an insider told DailyMail.com exclusively.

‘She has been eating well and exercising. She has a team of people who help her with nutrition and exercise, but she always takes good care of herself.

“But it goes without saying that she got a push somewhere.”

The insider, who works on The Kelly Clarkson Show, claimed she was ready to meet a “good man” after feeling undervalued by her ex.

“She looks and feels fantastic, so there’s nothing to hate at all,” they said.

“Kelly is back in the dating pool, and she’s going to find a good man after the train wreck divorce she went through.

“He didn’t appreciate her, and Kelly needs a man who appreciates her for the goddess she is.”

Kelly has not yet publicly discussed her transformation, but a second source has insisted she will speak openly to fans if she has used Ozempic.

“If she took Ozempic, or if she took it in the future, she would be the first person to share it with the world,” they said.

‘She wouldn’t want to keep that a secret. She’s very transparent and real, and that’s the person she’s always been. Kelly BS no one.”

Her divorce, move from Los Angeles to New York City and a desire to be “healthier” for her children – River Rose, nine, and Remington Alexander, seven – are all believed to be behind her decision to focus on to focus on her well-being.

“She’s in New York now, and the stress of the divorce and those who spoke about the toxic work environment on her show really took all the toll they could, and now her well-being and health are more of a focus for her and that improvement is happening now,” the source continued.

“She’s making better life decisions and making decisions that are right for her and her family.

“Now that she’s a single mom, she wants to be healthy for her kids and stay with them for a long time, so like everything else, she’s been managing her new life and her weight with a structure for doing things the old-fashioned way. way, through hard work.’

Kelly showed off her new figure for the first time on Instagram on Saturday as she prepared for a performance on Jimmy Fallon.

Predictably, fans were quick to comment on the sizzling new snap, with many wondering if she had been taking Ozempic – a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes but also has a weight loss side effect.

“What the hell is going on here?” one of her 7.2 million followers wondered, while another added: “Ozempic face.”

A third assumed she was on the drug and said: ‘Wow. You look great. I am on Ozempic and have lost 90 pounds. It’s the best thing in my life.’

‘Ozempic suits you!’ someone else chimed in, while another said: ‘Ozempic works wonders!’

Celebrities like Sharon Osbourne, Tracy Morgan and Amy Schumer have all used Ozempic.

Kelly, who won the first season of American Idol in 2002, also showed off her slimmed-down figure while attending the We Can Survive concert in support of mental health awareness on Oct. 14.

In 2020, she admitted that she felt “more pressure” in the music industry when she was skinny.

The Since U Been Gone singer said she was shown naked magazine covers of women and said, “This is what you’re competing with.”

‘I felt more pressure. It was more like magazines that were put in front of you and, “This is what you’re competing with and we have to compete with that.” I can’t compete with that. That’s not even my view. That’s not who I am. They are,” she said Glamor Britain.

Kelly and her ex, Brandon, were married for seven years before splitting in 2020, sparking a lengthy legal wrangling over money.

The divorce lasted a year and a half before it was finally finalized in March 2022. It led to a brutal custody battle between the exes, with Clarkson ultimately securing primary custody.

Kelly released a bitter breakup album earlier this year called Chemistry, which detailed the “good, the bad and the ugly” of her relationship with Brandon.

She recently moved to New York City with their children for a “fresh start” and will now host her self-titled talk show from the Big Apple.