The 'Fashion Police' host recently discovered she had the serious injury but initially had no idea what had caused it, but doctors have now established it was from her over-zealous use of the treadmill.
Writing in her Closer magazine column, she explained: "This week the doctor finally found out how I hurt my foot.
"Running too hard on the treadmill caused me to pull the tendon away from the bone and give myself stress fractures. Now it's just a matter of time until it heals properly and gets back to normal.
"Thank god, because I was starting to get sick of people looking at me like I was a lunatic when they asked me how I did it and I couldn't answer."
Kelly has had many problems with her feet - including painful bunions and flat feet - but recently revealed she has refused surgery for her latest problem because of the disruption it would cause.
She said: "I didn't want a plaster cast because I can't take it off for work or shower properly, so I have a special boot thing to wear. I have to get it checked every couple of weeks. To get surgery on it, I'd have to block out four months for the recovery period and I can't do that. It really hurts, but I'm used to it now and use ice and ibuprofen to keep on top of it. I can't put surgery off forever, though!"
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