has admitted that she felt 'more pressure' in the music industry when she was thin.

The Since U Been Gone singer, 38, said that she used to be shown naked magazine covers of women and told 'this is what you're competing with'.

Speaking in a new candid interview with , Kelly revealed that she  is now 'happy' in her life and even thinks 'I dare you to say something' when she walks into meetings.

Candid: Kelly Clarkson has admitted that she felt 'more pressure' in the music industry when she was thin .

The star, who won the first season of American Idol in 2002, said: 'I felt more pressure from people actually when I was thin, when I was really thin and not super healthy because I just was worn out, just working so hard and not keeping healthy habits.   

'But I felt more pressure. It was more of magazines shoved in front of you and, 'This is what you're competing with and we've got to compete with it.' I can't compete with that. That's not even my image. That's not who I am. That's who they are.'

Kelly added that the magazine covers would have a naked woman on them and she insisted that even in her 'thinnest, most fit moment' she would never do nude snaps.

The star continued: 'We're all different and it's okay. I fought more when I was thinner than I do now, because now I just walk in and I just look at them like, 'I dare you to say something. I'm happy in my life. I'll work on me in my time!'' 

'Competition': The Since U Been Gone singer, 38, said that she used to be shown naked magazine covers of women and told 'this is what you're competing with' .

Kelly also spoke about her role as a coach on The Voice US and added that she was hired at her 'heaviest point'.

The star said that she was employed because of her 'personality' and not just because of her 'sex appeal'.

Kelly, who soared to fame as the first American Idol winner in 2002, has collected three Grammy's in her illustrious career.

Confident: Speaking in a new candid interview with Glamour UK , Kelly revealed that she is now 'happy' in her life and even thinks 'I dare you to say something' when she walks into meetings .

What a woman! Kelly also spoke about her role as a coach on The Voice US and added that she was hired at her 'heaviest point' .

Yet during that time, Kelly has battled critics over her fluctuating weight. In 2018, a troll cruelly tweeted: 'You're fat' to which the singer hit back with: 'and still f***ing awesome.'

The interview comes after Kelly filed for divorce from husband Brandon Blackstock after seven years of marriage.

The star cited 'irreconcilable differences' in court documents, requesting joint legal and physical custody of their two children.

Split: The interview comes after Kelly filed for divorce from husband Brandon Blackstock after seven years of marriage .

Kelly and the music manager, 43, tied the knot in October of 2013, they share children River, six, and Remington, four.    

Brandon  also shares daughter Savannah, 17, and son Seth, 13, with ex-wife Melissa Ashworth. 

The full interview is available to read on .  

Family: They share children River, six, and Remington, four, while Brandon also has daughter Savannah, 17, and son Seth, 13, with ex-wife Melissa Ashworth.