Kelly Clarkson is a pop icon, but Anne Hathaway is an undefeated pop music genius.
“The Kelly Clarkson Show” host faced off against Hathaway again in a game of music trivia on Tuesday’s episode. Previously, during a March 2022 appearance, the actress bested Clarkson in a game of “Sing That Name That Tune,” and Hathaway even beat the singer by identifying her own Grammy-winning song “Since U Been.” Gone.”
For their rematch, Clarkson and Hathaway competed in a trivia game, in which the women had to answer a series of questions containing lyrics to classic pop hits. The person able to identify the song in question and correctly complete the question earned one point.
In a moment of déjà vu, Hathaway started with a winning lead, quickly identifying songs by Jimmy Buffett, Britney Spears and Lizzo. “Oh, no, it’s happening again,” she said, referring to her previous victory.
“Anne Hathaway never gets invited back,” Clarkson joked. “I’m just kidding. Actually, this is becoming silly for our program.”
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Clarkson momentarily redeemed herself with the next question, which contained lyrics from the pop-rock hit “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You).” “That’s Christina Aguilera,” she exclaimed after correctly answering the question.
However, Clarkson’s victory was short-lived. “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” was not recorded by Aguilera. In fact, it’s from Clarkson’s 2011 album, “Stronger.”
“So, you’ll notice, America, if you know my catalog, because I don’t know, I thought I was singing Christina Aguilera’s song ‘Fighter,’ and I was singing mine,” Clarkson said after the game. “It’s one of those days. Anyway, Anne Hathaway is my kryptonite. She’s fine.”
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Sandra Oh, who co-starred with Hathaway in the 2001 teen comedy “The Princess Diaries,” recreated her most famous scene from the film in an Instagram promotional clip ahead of Hathaway’s appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”
In “The Princess Diaries,” Oh played Vice Principal Gupta opposite Hathaway’s Mia Thermopolis and Julie Andrews’ Queen Clarisse Renaldi. In one scene, Gupta receives a phone call alerting her that Queen Clarisse is visiting Mia’s school.
“Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm,” says Gupta, before abruptly hanging up. “The queen is coming… to Grove High School.”
To promote “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Oh reprized the role to announce Hathaway’s arrival. “Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm,” Oh said. “The queen is coming.”
The clip then changed to a shot of a smiling Hathaway walking onto the set of the NBC talk show.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Anne Hathaway and Kelly Clarkson compete in music trivia contest
