{"id":17366,"date":"2026-07-26T02:47:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T21:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17366"},"modified":"2026-07-26T02:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T21:47:55","slug":"kelly-clarkson-shares-rare-love-life-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17366","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson shares rare love life update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F135494614.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kelly Clarkson defended her right to remain single during a recent Las Vegas residency show. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are like, \u2018Oh, why are you single?\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018First of all, there are a lot of people out here making single look real good,\u2019\u201d\u00a0the talk show host told the crowd Friday at her \u201cStudio Sessions\u201d show at Caesars Palace, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/jpasc24\/3949197628549462813\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media footage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if you didn\u2019t really understand what I meant by that, it\u2019s like you see relationships and you\u2019re like, \u2018I am so glad I\u2019m going home alone.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She jokingly added, \u201cYou know what\u2019s not happening in my house? That s\u2013t.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Kelly Clarkson, seen above in 2023, spoke out about being single during her Las Vegas residency concert Friday. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cYou see relationships and you\u2019re like, \u2018I am so glad I\u2019m going home alone,&#8217;\u201d Clarkson, seen here in 2025, joked in footage from the show. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf you are in a relationship, the hardest part I feel like is just keeping that fire alive and still dating,\u201d the \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d winner continued. \u201cAnd, like, still making it feel magical and not monotonous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMiss Independent\u201d hitmaker, 44, has kept her dating life under wraps since she finalized her divorce from late ex-husband Brandon Blackstock in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Blackstock \u2014 who shared <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/11\/celebrity-news\/kelly-clarkson-gives-rare-update-on-kids-5-months-after-brandon-blackstocks-death\/\">daughter River Rose, 12, and son Remy, 10,<\/a> with the pop star \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/07\/celebrity-news\/kelly-clarksons-ex-husband-brandon-blackstock-dead-at-48-after-cancer\/\">died in August 2025<\/a> at the age of 48 after battling melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cThe hardest part is just keeping that fire alive and still dating,\u201d Clarkson, shown above in 2025, said of relationships. <span class=\"credit\">Weiss Eubanks\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Clarkson\u2019s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, died in August 2025. They\u2019re seen above in a social media upload.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@kellyclarkson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/29\/entertainment\/inside-kelly-clarksons-emotional-talk-show-return-after-brandon-blackstocks-death\/\">returned to \u201cThe Kelly Clarkson Show\u201d<\/a> that September, Page Six reported in January that the Grammy winning songstress would be <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/19\/entertainment\/kelly-clarksons-talk-show-is-expected-to-end-after-this-season\/\">ending the daytime talk show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The mom of two <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/02\/entertainment\/kelly-clarkson-confirms-daytime-talk-show-to-end-after-7-seasons\/\">confirmed the impending end of her series<\/a> in February, writing in a social media statement that there had \u201cbeen so many amazing moments and shows over these seven seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that she\u2019s \u201cforever grateful and honored to have worked alongside the greatest band and crew you could hope for\u201d and acknowledged \u201call the talent and inspiring people who have shared their time and lives with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson wrote that it was \u201cnot an easy decision\u201d to step away, and noted that she felt it\u2019s \u201cnecessary and right for this next chapter of our lives\u201d to prioritize her children.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Clarkson and Blacktock shared children River Rose and Remy, who are shown above with the singer in a throwback photo. <span class=\"credit\">kellyclarkson\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Clarkson, seen here in 2023, previously called dating \u201cdifficult.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for iHeartRadio<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The show will wrap up and air its final episodes this fall and her summer Las Vegas residency runs through Aug. 15.<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson also released her new single, \u201cI\u2019d Be Lyin\u2019,\u201d on July 17.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Blackstock\u2019s passing, Clarkson \u2014 who<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/06\/11\/kelly-clarkson-files-for-divorce-from-brandon-blackstock\/\"> filed for divorced from the producer<\/a> in 2020 and saw the legal matter <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/08\/kelly-clarkson-and-brandon-blackstock-reach-divorce-settlement\/\">settled in 2022<\/a> \u2014 addressed why <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/21\/celebrity-news\/the-surprisingly-relatable-reason-kelly-clarkson-hasnt-dated-since-brandon-blackstock-split\/\">she isn\u2019t dating<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDating can be very difficult, which is why I don\u2019t,\u201d she told her Las Vegas audience in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson said at the time that since dating \u201cis hard anyway,\u201d it can be a \u201cdumpster fire\u201d when you \u201cadd a spotlight.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br 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