Kelly Clarkson, Natalie Portman react to same red carpet look

Great minds think alike: Kelly Clarkson and Natalie Portman are bonding over their almost identical red-carpet looks. 

In a preview clip from Tuesday’s episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the Grammy-winning host surprised the Star Wars alum with a side-by-side photo comparison of the time that they both wore “the most identical outfit ever” at two separate MTV award ceremonies in 2002. 

“When I was younger, we didn’t have stylists,” Portman recalled prior to the photo reveal. “You could kind of wear whatever you wanted. I would just be like, go to the store with my mom, pick something out. Now it’s like a whole big to-do.”

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Clarkson then explained that she had some “early red carpet photos” of the pair to showcase, before displaying two snapshots of her and Portman both wearing a white button-down shirt, necklace, blue jeans, and sandals. 

“Oh my God!” Portman shouted, bursting into laughter as she stared at the two images. Clarkson cheekily declared, “We went to the same store with our moms and got the same outfit.” 

The “Stronger” singer explained that she was informed of their matching moment by a staff member on her talk show. “I was like, ‘We are almost wearing the most identical outfit ever,’” Clarkson said. “It was a time, people! We’re the same age. But yeah, I just found that so funny. Do you remember what were you doing that day?”

Portman correctly identified that she wore the outfit to the MTV Movie Awards in June 2002. The actress presented the category for Best Female Performance alongside her Star Wars costar Ewan McGregor, which went to Nicole Kidman for her role in Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 musical, Moulin Rouge. (Which also starred McGregor!)

Meanwhile, Clarkson, who was still competing on American Idol at the time, wore her look just two months later at the MTV Video Music Awards in August 2002. At the event, the Idol hopeful teamed up with fellow contestant Justin Guarini and the show’s then-judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson to present the award for Best New Artist in a Video, which was received by Avril Lavigne for her rock banger, “Complicated.”

“I just thought that was pretty hilarious that we look identical,” Clarkson told Portman of their shared style. “That’s the one time I get to say I look like you.” 

Portman replied, “That’s amazing.”

The Kelly Clarkson Show airs weekdays in syndication. Watch Clarkson and Portman bond over their looks in the clip above.