Kelly Clarkson talks about divorce in ‘We Can Do Hard Things’ podcast

The full truth. Kelly Clarkson hasn’t held back when talking – or singing – about her ex Brandon Blackstock.

The “Miss Independent” singer, 41, got candid about her messy divorce from Blackstock, 46, on Monday’s June 12 episode of “We can do hard things with Glennon Doylepodcast. “If there’s always tug-of-war like, ‘Oh my god I love you, but god I hate you, you’re just awful.’ That’s not healthy,” she confessed. “That’s just emotionally going 9-0…but you finally get over that and you realize how ‘OK, this actually feels better.'”

The former american idol Champion married Blackstock in 2013 and the couple share daughter River Rose, 8, and son Remington, 7. Us weekly confirmed in June 2020 that Clarkson had filed for divorce after seven years of marriage. After their split, the pair became embroiled in a messy legal battle over their marital assets, including Clarkson’s Montana residence where Blackstock lived and custody of their two minor children – which lasted two years.

In March 2022, the Kelly Clarkson Show host agreed to pay her ex-husband a lump sum of $1.3 million and $115,000 per month in spousal support until January 2024. The “Since U Been Gone” singer also agreed to pay Blackstock $45,601 per month to pay child support until their children are no longer minors. Clarkson, meanwhile, was given primary custody of their little ones, while Blackstock received monthly visits. In May 2023, Clarkson revealed that she and her children were moving to the East Coast for her talk show, as it moves to film in New York City.

“Any kind of dependence [in a relationship] I feel like it takes away from what should be the core of a loving relationship. No, I don’t need you for that, I choose you,” Clarkson explained to the host Glennon Doyle. “I could freely give it to anyone and I freely give it to you and only you. I like that so much… [and some] people disagree.”

Earlier this month, the Grammy winner released her 10th studio album, Chemistry, which detailed her past romance and the changes she has made in her personal life. During her Monday appearance on the podcast, Clarkson explained that she went “back and forth” about the record starting at the beginning of her relationship, but that she felt “sonically odd”.

“The whole [relationship] was a rollercoaster,” she joked. “It’s fine if the [track] sequencing is… but that’s how you feel when you go through something.

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