Kelly Clarkson is living her best life as a single mom, thank you very much
Kelly Clarkson is living her best life after divorce and we are here for it. She said in an interview with People she’s enjoying the single life. Now that she’s divorced from her husband and manager Brandon Blackstock—who told her she wasn’t sexy enough to be a coach on The Voice, according to the New York Post—she’s more confident and happier than ever before.
Clarkson is currently focusing on her successful career, friends, and her two children, River Rose 9, and Remington Alexander, 7. “I love my kids. I have my family and friends, I have my jobs … It’s all these beautiful things that are working really well,” she told People.
Clarkson currently has a hit talk show and a Grammy nomination for the album Chemistry, which she wrote all the songs for during “the unraveling of her nearly seven-year marriage,” according to People.
As she graced the cover with her gorgeous smile on People’s first print issue of 2024, it’s captioned, “I’m taking my power back.” And she definitely is. Clarkson’s divorce was finalized in 2022, but she told People she never wanted to get married.
“No. I never wanted to get married the first time,” she said. “[Brandon] had children, a religious background, and it was important, I think, for him. But I’ve never been that person. Because I’ve been through a couple divorces in my family, I just don’t like to put any weight on it. It can happen; it doesn’t have to happen. For my kids, I definitely would never even think about it until they’re out of my house,” she said.
She also offered her thoughts about love in the interview. “I’ve always known that love is hard. For me, love has always come with this elephant in the room of sadness. I’ve known love is not forever,” she explained. “I don’t mean that to sound depressing, but I think we put a lot of pressure on that word. Sometimes love is looking at someone and going, ‘This is not good for you. This is not good for me.’ That’s a hard thing to face. But when you do, I think you grow.”
Which is why it’s understandable that she’s totally over dating. She told People, “Dating sucks. It’s so awkward. I was single until I was, like, 30, and I forgot how really good at that I am.”
“I told a friend [that a potential partner] would have to be an individual that brings their own life to the table without needing anything from me. It’s far more romantic to say, ‘I want you, but I don’t need anything.’ I’m really good right now, I’m having a good time,” she said.
