The 'Piece by Piece' singer tells Ellen DeGeneres why she was so emotional on the 'Idol' stage.
The 33-year-old mother-of-one opened up during a radio interview with Ryan Seacrest about the inspiration for her new song 'Piece by Piece.'
On Monday's 'Watch What Happens Live,' the actress also got candid about her rumored feud with Mariah Carey.
The singer recently opened up about how her absentee father and supportive husband both inspired her emotional single.
The 33-year-old singer says her emotional 'American Idol' performance comes from her own experience with abandonment.
After the show, Ryan Seacrest couldn't help but get nostalgic about Clarkson's 2002 win on the show.
"It seems like it wasn't that long ago," Seacrest tells ET.
The superstar also opened up about Kelly Clarkson's powerful performance on Thursday's show.
Kelly Clarkson made her emotional return to the American Idol stage and reduced the judges to tears with her heartbreaking performance of 'Piece by Piece.'
The judge opened up about his tear-soaked reaction to Clarkson's deeply personal song performance on Thursday's 'American Idol.'
The singer opened up to ET about why he sobbed during the former champ's heartbreaking performance on Thursday's show.
After the former 'American Idol' champ sang her emotional new song, the entire audience was brought to tears.
The first 'Idol' champ made her triumphant return to the singing competition on Thursday.
J.Lo adorably freaks out over Sonika Vaid's latest performance.
