Kelly Clarkson, 41, shows off her tiny waist in a flirty leather skirt and platform heels… after sharing two things she did differently to lose weight

Kelly Clarkson showed off her new, slimmed-down figure on Wednesday afternoon.

The TV star wore a gray crew-neck sweater that was tucked into a flirty black leather pleated skirt that ended below the knee.

The Texas native added black platform heels with an ankle strap that gave a glimpse of her red pedicure as she had bare legs.

The star posed with Two And A Half Men’s Jon Cryer and Stranger Things’ Joe Keery on her self-titled talk show.

“Today at Kelly we catch up with Jon Cryer and Joe Keery, a Best In Class mentor, and we’re back in the kitchen with Danielle Kartes!” she wrote in her Instagram caption.

Last week, Kelly revealed what she did to drastically lose weight this summer, amid fan speculation that she was on Ozempic.

The 41-year-old pop star said in her People magazine cover story this week that she made two big changes to her lifestyle.

Firstly, the Since U Been Gone singer revealed that she decided to walk everywhere in her new home in New York City, which helped her get the exercise she needed.

Before Manhattan, she lived in Los Angeles, where she drove her car everywhere and limited her daily steps.

Secondly, The Voice star revealed that she decided to listen to her doctor and followed the advice to reduce carbs and put herself on a high-protein diet.

She told the publication that she enjoys strolling around her neighborhood and that taking the steps is great for her waistline.

Clarkson is also bringing along her children River Rose, nine, and son Remington Alexander, seven – father is her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.

‘We take the dogs for a walk in the park a few times. We’re going to have ice cream because my daughter is going to exhaust me. We’re going to make slime and go to the museum,” she said.

‘Walking in the city is quite a workout. And I’m really into infrared saunas right now. And I just got a cold dip because everyone was wearing me out,” Kelly added.

And what she puts on her plate is different.

‘I eat a healthy mix. I lost weight because I listened to my doctor – not for a few years,” the talk show host explained.

‘And 90 percent of the time I’m very good at it, because a protein diet is good for me anyway. I’m a Texas girl, so I love meat – sorry, vegetarians in the world!’

She looked much thinner in early fall when she returned to her talk show. The set was now in NYC and not LA. At the time, she said the weight change was due to “healthier choices.”

Some have accused her of taking Ozempic, but she has not yet responded to those rumors.

Rather, she insists it’s simply a better environment that helped her shed the pounds.

And she also said that People NYC is just right for her.

‘I was very unhappy in LA, and had been for a number of years. I needed a fresh start,” she said.

And she told her talk show producers that she was packing her bags.

“We told NBC, ‘I’m not trying to sound ungrateful, I just can’t stay here anymore for my mental health; for me and my kids.’

‘Things weren’t going well for them either.

“The last few years I just showed up and smiled and did what I had to do, but you can only compartmentalize for so long until you break down.”

Also in her new People cover story, Kelly admitted that she suffered from crippling depression so bad that she had to seek therapy.

Turns out she was in a dark place after divorcing Blackstock, and it took years.

Coming out with the new music made her feel like she was “taking my power back,” Clarkson added.

“That sounds very therapy, but that’s because I love therapy, and I think it’s important to have those tools to navigate your life and relationships.”

It was difficult for her to deal with the emotions, she explained.

“The level of depression and the things that come with divorce or grief are extremely difficult,” she told the outlet.

“You feel alone, and it’s just a blessing to have an outlet for the overwhelming emotions.”

Working on her song Chemistry helped her heal.

‘I saw nothing other than: this is my outlet. I am a let go person; I don’t hold grudges. So it was really a search for what was happening in my life and why – and what am I going to do about it?’ she admitted.

“I can’t express how grateful I am to have such a healthy outlet.”

She also talked to her children.

She was thrilled when her children joined her on stage during her Las Vegas residency in August.

“They were a little nervous, but it was their idea, not mine,” Clarkson said.

River sang a duet of her mother’s single Heartbeat Song.

Remington danced to Whole Lotta Woman.

She was excited and then seemed like she was a star on stage: “I was like, ‘I feel like the way you look at me is how you look at Spider-Man,'” Clarkson said.

‘It completely caught me off guard and it was the most magical moment because they were so happy and at ease. They were just impressed.”

Her career is doing better than ever.

Her latest album Chemistry is nominated for best pop vocal album at the Grammys. And her talk show earned six wins at the Daytime Emmy Awards, including outstanding daytime talk show and host for Clarkson.

Then there’s the Vegas residency, which has added more shows throughout the winter.