Kelly Clarkson Uses Steroids To Save Her Voice

Star magazine reports Kelly Clarkson came dangerously close to losing her voice and had to undergo a powerful steroid prednisone treatment for two months to save it. “Kelly started taking the prednisone when she began recording her album,” says a friend. “She was sometimes working up to 18 hours a day. It’s not the amount she sings, though, but the way she sings that causes the problem. She never learned the proper way to sing for long periods, so she was causing damage that could lead to vocal-cord nodules and other throat problems.” Many have commented that Clarkson had a poor performance on Wednesday’s finale of ‘American Idol’, sounding like she was yelling rather than singing.