The pop star is still debating whose face to put on her Guts Tour earpieces.
The legendary singer went on to say she was "thrilled" by the rapper's tribute.
"That really touched me," the socialite/DJ said of kind the shout-out in "The Woman in Me."
"Our friends just egg him on," explained Lautner's wife, influencer Tay Lautner.
The track, originally performed by Rosemary Clooney, appeared in 1954's White Christmas.
"I am pro romance. Yay romance," the pop star and TV show host wrote on Instagram.
The new season of The Kelly Clarkson Show will premiere Oct. 16.
"He's rock and roll ... you might not be so special, Garth," Kelly Clarkson quipped in response to the encounter.
"I have always been, and will continue to be, committed to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy environment," she said.
The screen legend had no idea she's become a viral hit on TikTok.