Being targeted by Trump has helped raise her profile and boost her star power, "but none of that takes into consideration the downside of being in Trump's crosshairs," she said during a recent interview with The Associated Press.
"It's been a year of security guards and closed blinds. I hope this interview will be a chance to clear the air in front of the American public, to get it over with, then move on."
"I'm not Barbara," said Kelly, "but this is an opportunity to have a different kind of conversation than I'm used to."
Those conversations will include actor Michael Douglas, a cancer survivor whose health has been an object of concern in recent media reports. ("He's looking good," reported Kelly.)
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She will also talk with Robert Shapiro, famously part of O J Simpson's defence team for his murder trial.
Also on tap: Laverne Cox, the transgender activist and actress who appears on Netflix's drama series "Orange is the New Black" and who, said Kelly, "puts a human face on a group of people who are still maligned, in many parts of the country, with impunity."
But the main event will be Kelly's meeting with Trump, whose tirades against her have included a sneering reference on CNN to her menstrual cycle and tweets dismissing her as "lightweight" and "second-rate."
"I understand that this is not a presidential debate. This is an interview," she said, then smiled. "Let me put it this way: I have nothing to prove. I think the American people know I can be plenty tough on any political candidate, and this is not going to be about proving anything to anybody." Detente began last month when Kelly had a private one-on-one with Trump.