Highlights

• Kelly Clarkson's comments about Sofia Vergara's appearance in a Netflix miniseries were offensive and made the interview awkward.
• It's unclear why Clarkson thought it was appropriate to make fun of Vergara's accent on the show.
• Clarkson has faced criticism for her interview style in the past, with fans noting that she interrupts and doesn't allow her guests to speak.

While Kelly Clarkson's music career isn't slowing down anytime soon, she has found a second career as a daytime talk show host. Ever since The Kelly Clarkson Show premiered in 2019, the star has interviewed hundreds of celebrities. When the singer chatted with Sofia Vergara about her NetflixminiseriesGriselda, Clarkson made a few comments that rubbed Vergara the wrong way.

If this interview was the first time that the stars met, their conversation would feel even stranger. If they had known each other for a long time, that would still be confusing. Here's the truth about whether Kelly Clarkson and Sofia Vergara are friends.

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Since Kelly Clarkson and Sofia Vergara have both been Hollywood figures for a long time, it would make sense if they had become good friends or had at least met before their interview. While they don't appear to be friends, they have met at least once before: when they were both judges on America's Got Talent in 2020.

According to The Sun, Clarkson commented on Vergara's accent on America's Got Talent in 2020. Simon Cowell wasn't able to appear on the reality competition show because he hurt his back, and Clarkson appeared instead.

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According to The Sun, when Feng E played the ukulele, Vergara said, “I could listen to you forever. It’s amazing what you can do with that instrument." Howie Mandel asked her to repeat the instrument's name, and when she did, Clarkson said "ukulele" with an accent a few times.

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• Ellen DeGeneres joked about Vergara's accent
• Pablo Motos also insulted Vergara's accent
• Gordon Ramsey made an inappropriate comment on Jay Leno

The Sun quoted a fan who tweeted:

“Is it just me or is Sophia being a little unwelcoming to Kelly?”

The Sun quoted several other tweets from fans, including one who tweeted, “Dear Kelly, please don't do this again. Sign, A mad fan.”

This moment was offensive and problematic, and it's hard to know why Clarkson thought that this was appropriate. While she might have been trying to be funny, that wasn't the right thing to do.

Given Clarkson and Vergara's history, it's possible that Vergara remembered that Clarkson laughed at the way that she pronounced the word just a few years back, and that made The Kelly Clarkson Show interview even worse.

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While Sofia Vergara looked visibly upset during her interview on The Kelly Clarkson Show, she didn't appear to comment on the interview later on. It seems that both Vergara and Clarkson have moved on from this intense conversation.

What Happened During Kelly Clarkson And Sofia Vergara's Interview?

Kelly Clarkson's Sofia Vergara interview was awkward to watch because Vergara was clearly offended by the talk show host's comments. Instead of acknowledging that Vergara was upset and changing the subject, Clarkson kept going.

According to Page Six, Clarkson commented on Vergara's appearance in Griselda and said, “I feel like they only changed your nose or something." When Vergara said that was "crazy," Clarkson said, “It looks slight." When the actress explained that she spent hours in hair and makeup, Clarkson kept suggesting that it was a small change.

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Vergara finally said loudly:

“It was a wig! Shut up! It was a lot. They did a lot to me. It was teeth, it was wig, it was nose. It was plastic from here to here.”

As Page Six reported, Kelly Clarkson then complimented Sofia Vergara on the way that she looks in Griselda, and Vergara said that was what she hoped would happen. The singer said, “They did such a good job that it looks seamless. You just look like a different — like, you literally look like you could actually just be this person in another movie. You could have two careers. You look like you’re a different actress, like, playing the role. You could have a whole different life.”

In an interview with CBS News, Vergara chatted about Griselda, and the publication reported that she sat in the makeup chair for three hours getting prosthetics on set.

What Is The Netflix Miniseries Griselda About?

• drug lord Griselda Blanco from Colombia
• set during 1980s Miami
• six episodes
• also stars Alberto Guerra

This interview felt even more uncomfortable considering how proud the star is of her miniseries Griselda and the hard work that she put into the role. In her interview with CBS News, Vergara explained "So, it was a lot, it was a lot of stress and a lot of work that I had to do behind the scenes. And I think by episode five, I totally became a monster and Griselda did too."

Kelly Clarkson's Sofia Vergara interview wasn't the only time that the talk show host was criticized for her words or her interview style. In 2019, when the show premiered, Redditor @MarionCotesworthHaye started a thread that said "I love you, Kelly Clarkson, but your new talk show is painful." They called her Dwayne Johnson chat "fine but unmemorable." A few fans replied that Clarkson doesn't allow the people who she is interviewing to talk.

Clarkson's interrupting has become a common criticism. According to The Sun, fans didn't like Clarkson's Sydney Sweeney interview because they felt that she didn't give the Euphoria actress a chance to talk.

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