Kelly Clarkson Breaks Down In Tears During Live Performance In Resurfaced Video That Has Fans Reacting: ‘I Cried With Her’
November 30, 2023 by Marissa Matozzo
As Kelly Clarkson‘s victorious win on American Idol and her subsequent stardom has spanned almost two decades, fans are still touched by her heartfelt reaction to the momentous occasion.
A recently surfaced video from 2002, shared on the official Instagram page for The Today Show, features a 20-year-old Clarkson (now 41) watching a video of her own win, as she sat with host Katie Couric.
During the clip, Clarkson emotionally recalled her tearful rendition of “A Moment Like This” after being crowned the winner, as well as the teary-eyed moment that followed on The Today Show. Moved by her sincerity, fans flocked to the comments section to share how her victory and her touching reaction video had them shedding tears as well.
On November 27th, The Today Show captioned their post: “We just HAD to take a look back to when one of our favorite 30 Rock neighbors @kellyclarkson visited the TODAY Show just hours after becoming the first American Idol back in 2002!”
In the clip, Clarkson shared that she was thinking, after her win: “there’s so many talented people out there” and that she “couldn’t believe” she won the competition out of “ten thousand people.”