"It was a very miserable time of my life"

Kelly Clarkson never hesitated to make fun of 2003 From Justin to Kelly-she said Time in 2015 that she "just wants[s] it's leaving "–but his return to the cinema with Uglydolls it makes you think about what has been so traumatic about this beach comedy, both mellow and misguided, that the execrable Razzies have dubbed the "worst music of our first 25 years".

As the winner of American idolIn the first season, Clarkson was contractually obliged to play in the film. However, at some point, probably after seeing the scenario, she reveals at Los Angeles Times that she "spoke to many lawyers and could not get out of [it]. "

"First of all, I did not believe it," she says. "I'm not a girl like beach cover film. And I did not want this to deter or waste any chance that I could follow the path I auditioned for Idol. "

"It was a very miserable time in my life," she continues. "I feel like it's one of those things where:" There are a lot of people who would like to do that. Why do not you ask one of them? ". I think maybe I was the only one who did not want to do it. But the winner had to do it, then. I can understand that it's ridiculous and cute, it's not a problem for me. I just do not find it very cool that someone makes you do something that you are not passionate about and do not want to do. "

Clarkson attributes the fact that her first song, "Miss Independent" – was released before the movie – for saving her career by saying, "The fact that this was a success has, I think, gone beyond the film."

Read the full interview here.