Kelly Clarkson says she’s tired of being bullied over her weight.

“For seven years it’s been happening. It’s like, ‘OK cool, the fat joke,’” she said during an interview with 2Day FM’s Kyle and Jackie O Show in Australia.

Despite the taunts, the American Idol champ says, “I love my body. I’m very much OK with it. I don’t think artists are ever the ones who have the problem with their weight, it is other people.”

Clarkson has also come under scrutiny over her sexuality. She says she doesn’t care if people think she is gay.

Her only gripe?

“The rumors are not helping me on the dating front!” she said. “I prefer the boys. I’m extremely flattered when I do get hit on by girls, and I think it’s hot, but I’m not into it. I like boys.”

She said she’s in no rush to find Mr. Right.

“I’m only 27, not 40 and still single!” she said. “I enjoy being single, I love work and I think people are so passive with relationships and I’m not that person.”

Added Clarkson, “I’m an extremist, I’m either in a relationship or I’m not. I’m honest about it and I’ll tell people, it’s just there’s nothing to tell. I have a very good life.”

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The Grammy Award-winning singer visited Nova Radio station with her entourage.

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Here is the cover for Kelly Clarkson’s upcoming single, My Life Would Suck Without You. The song was written by Max Martin and Dr. Luke and has a radio add date of January 19 in the US.

Country star Carrie Underwood has topped a new poll to find the most popular American Idol star ever.

The singer beat Kelly Clarkson in the new AOL Television hitlist, picking up 54 percent of the vote from 1.3 million fans who took part.

Clarkson was a distant second with 26 percent of the vote.

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Kelly Clarkson overcame nerves to perform for 25,000 Catholics and the Pope in New York on Saturday.

The Since U Been Gone rocker a modest blue dress and tied her hair back into a bun to perform Ave Maria for Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Joseph Seminary.

The religious date was the latest in the Pope’s tour of America.

Clarkson admits that singing for the Pope was both a dream come true and one of her most difficult shows: “I was so excited to be asked to sing for the Pope. It’s always been a dream of mine to perform Ave Maria. To have that dream come true on such a special occasion is truly a blessing.”

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