KELLY Clarkson showed off her '60 pound' weight loss and pin thin waist while marking her 43rd birthday.
The star's talk show celebrated Kelly's birthday – with famous faces joining in on the fun.
The show's account penned on Instagram: “It's Kelly's Birthday!! Getting the party started with the cast of #TheAccountant2.”
Guests included Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal and Cynthia Addai-Robinson.
One viewer commented: “Happy Birthdayyy Kelly. 43 looks amazing on you.”
Another shared: “Happy birthday queen.”
A third wrote: “Happy Birthday to the phenomenal @kellyclarkson!!!
“Hope it is the most amazing day! Love your music and you!”
Kelly – who won the inaugural season of American Idol back in 2002 – began hosting her NBC daytime talk show in 2019.
Recently, fans were worried after she mysteriously “vanished” from the program.
stepped in as host on The Show on Monday (April 21) – but viewers were baffled by the star's absence.
However, Kelly was soon back to helm the remainder of this week's shows.
In March, the music superstarmissed 10 episodesof her daytimeseries.
She was absent for two weeks without warning and returned with no explanation of her absence.
Actorfilled in at the last moment for a taping, stating, “Kelly isn't able to make it today. We're sending her our very best.”
“I did not know that I was doing this until about five minutes ago when I arrived to promote my new movie Last Breath,” he said.
stepped in to host the show, along with several other well-known personalities stepping up to take her place while Kelly remained away, such as Willie Geist.
Although Kelly did cite “personal reasons” as to why she stepped away, she did not disclose any further details.
Fans continued to speculate as to what is really going on, while an insider has claimed that she had to flee to be with her ex-husband,
”;Her ex-husband is sick and she took the kids to see him,”; a source toldNewsNation.
A source exclusively told The U.S. Sun that from her show as she “needed to be present” at home.
“She has been dealing with a family matter and has needed to be present for it,” the insider said, assuring that it's “nothing very serious.”
“I just want to know if Kelly is okay because it's now been kind of a long time,” said one.
“Is Kelly okay?” asked another fan on .
