Fans Jump to Kelly Clarkson’s Defense as Singer Criticizes Former Appearance During Major Anniversary

Fans are showering Kelly Clarkson with praise after the singer made a gentle jab at herself over the weekend.

The "Breakway" performer was one of many celebrating the 20th anniversary of the sequel to Disney's The Princess Diaries , resharing a post on Instagram from the film's star, Anne Hathaway , which included a clip from the track's music video.

In it, Clarkson arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of The Princess Diaries 2 , dressed in a gown with a chunky statement necklace and a pair of sunglasses, despite it being night.

"Wearing sunglasses at night on a red carpet…. I was that kind of cool 😂🤦‍♀️," she captioned the post, making fun of herself with a facepalm emoji. However, followers jumped to her defense over the classic early aughts fashion, which many dubbed  "ICONIC" and "legendary! 😎😎😎."

"honestly the look was a serve," one fan declared, while another argued that "Everybody was that kind of cool back then! 👏😎."

"But Kelly, we all had those sunglasses, babe. You were our idol. 👀," someone else agreed, while another assured her, "You’re always cool!! I love you so much," and a third told her, "Own that!!"

"Love this song, video, and moment in time!" another celebrated.

Many also begged for more related content from the musician, with several asking for a reissue of the hit single, potentially inspired by her own suggestion for Taylor Swift to rerecord her early catalog , and one hoping that Clarkson might "do a song for the next Princess Diaries movie," which is reportedly in development .

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