Conserving it actual. Kelly Clarkson stunned some when she filed for divorce from Brandon Blackstock on June 4, 2020, after practically seven years of marriage.
On the time, a supply exclusively told Us Weekly that the previous couple “clashed on so many ranges and being in quarantine collectively [amid the coronavirus pandemic] heightened their issues to the purpose of no return.”
The insider added that the pair, who tied the knot in October 2013 and later welcomed two youngsters, daughter River Rose and son Remington, “undoubtedly didn’t” have an ideal marriage.
“Brandon’s very laid-back, whereas Kelly’s fairly high-strung,” the supply defined.
The previous American Idol winner made it clear in April 2015 that Blackstock wasn’t her “different half,” noting that the 2 did, nonetheless, have so much in widespread.
“He’s a complete and I’m a complete,” the “Miss Impartial” singer advised Redbook on the time. “I’ve by no means believed in somebody caring for me, and that’s in all probability as a result of I grew up poor and with out lots of household stability.”
Clarkson added: “We put one another first. I name it the oxygen-mask mentality — handle your self first!”
Since calling it quits, Clarkson has been much more open about her dynamic together with her estranged husband and the way she’s feeling amid the breakup.
“I imply, it’s no secret. My life has been just a little little bit of a dumpster,” the Grammy winner stated in September throughout an interview on Sunday Today With Willie Geist. “Personally, it’s been just a little laborious the final couple months.”
With regards to their household, nonetheless, the Voice coach has vowed to make use of discretion. Along with their two youngsters, Blackstock is father of two youngsters, Savannah and Seth, from his previous marriage to Melissa Ashworth.
“What I’m coping with is tough as a result of it entails extra than simply my coronary heart. It entails lots of little hearts,” the “Already Gone” singer stated through the season 2 premiere of The Kelly Clarkson Show in September. “We now have 4 youngsters and divorce is rarely straightforward. We’re each from divorced households, so we all know the very best factor right here is to guard our kids and their little hearts.”
Scroll right down to see what the “Since U Been Gone” singer has stated about her break up from Blackstock.