Former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson has said that lesbian rumours are hindering her love life.

Clarkson has been surrounded by rumours about her sexuality since winning the show and says that it has put potential boyfriends off.

Female First reports Kelly as saying:

“Those lesbian rumours are not helping me on the dating front! I prefer the boys. I’m extremely flattered when I do get hit on by girls and I think it’s hot but I’m not into it. I like boys.

“I’m either in a relationship or I’m not. I’m honest about it and I’ll tell people, it’s just there’s nothing to tell.”

As one small town reality TV star to another, former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson has offered some words of wisdom to Britain’s Got Talent’s Susan Boyle.

“She’s from a small town, I’m from a smaller town, it takes time to be like, ‘Wow, some people are really mean’,” Clarkson said on a GMTV interview.

“But you have to focus on the people that are really positive around you.”

She added: “I think every person who goes through this – right at the beginning it’s very hard, it’s hard on you. Because people can be vicious, I mean especially with her. I’ve heard nothing but horrible things people say about her.”

You watch a show like American Idol, one dedicated supposedly to the art of singing and you expect to hear some talented singers. It’s bad enough when the contestants disappoint but ten times worse when a supposed superstar fails to deliver.

Kanye West performed his new song ‘Heartless’ on the show this week and there has been a huge web wide furore about the sheer awfulness of his singing.

The song was pre-recorded and though many fans have accused Kanye of lip-syncing I seriously doubt that he would plan and mime to a vocal of such a poor standard.

It’s not the first time that I’ve wondered why people make such a big fuss over Mr West. Thank God for the vocal skills of Kelly Clarkson who pulled off a much more professional performance on the same show.

Question: Who’s version of A Moment Like This is better? Kelly Clarkson’s version from American Idol or Leona Lewis’ X Factor finale?

To help you along, I’m going to let you compare them side-by-side. Check out Kelly’s original (which I’d never seen before):

And you’ve probably all seen Leona Lewis’ version of the song by now:

Kelly Clarkson’s is a much more straightforward delivery, and her singing style is more rock-oriented. Leona’s on the other hand is much more tender and has a more powerful conclusion.

To be honest, I can’t call it. Who do you think is best?

I read that Kelly Clarkson is refusing to allow contestants in the new American Idol series to sing her songs.

Simon Cowell rightly took her to task (via the media, of course), stating that she wouldn’t be famous if it weren’t for the show. Obviously.

Now, Clarkson is one of those performers who has gained real credibility post-American Idol. I see her videos on TV these days and wouldn’t class her as a graduate from a reality series. However, I can’t believe that she even thought about denying other wannabes the right to use her tunes.

Anyway, following that public dressing down from Cowell, Kelly has changed her mind and agreed to contestants singing her tunes on American Idol. Phew! A storm in a teacup, or is Miss Clarkson having trouble keeping it real?