We know some people seem to think Kelly Clarkson is fat, but have you heard that she has an eating disorder? How can she be overweight and have an eating disorder?

Clarkson has admitted that she went through a mini cycle of losing weight and gaining it back, but she does not have an eating disorder, of course.

Here is an excerpt from her recent interview in which she addresses both issues:

There has been a lot of talk lately about your weight, hasn’t there?

Always. I grew up in a small town, so I’m used to everybody having their two cents to say about me. I’m not an idiot and I’m not a coldhearted person, so obviously you don’t like hearing someone call you fat.

When were the rumors most prominent?

There was a point on my Breakaway tour and I did lose a dramatic amount of weight because we were working so much. Everybody thought I had an eating disorder. I promise you, I will never have an eating disorder! I love food far too much.

How do you combat the gossip?

I love Koi restaurant [in L.A.]. They have paparazzi outside, so me and my friends pose for them and stick out our stomachs and butts and have fun. I think it’s good to have people in the industry that are normal.

It’s not normal for your face to look like this [pulls her cheeks up]. I think a lot of people that grew up in this industry don’t have a sense of what normal is. [source: OK!]