Quarantine made a rocky relationship worse, and Kelly Clarkson and her soon-to-be ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, decided to call it quits. Whenever children are involved, it makes the dissolution of a marriage even harder, as is the case with Clarkson and Blackstock, who share 4children together. Divorce is never easy on children, and being a celebrity doesn't make it any easier, in fact, it can do the opposite.
After realizing that it was the only option Clarkson filed for divorce on June 4, 2020. There is speculation that it was due to the fact that Clarkson and Blackstock were both so opinionated and never backed down. It all just came to a head while they were unable to get any space from one another. No matter the reason, Kelly is keeping her kids forefront as she moves forward.
Little Hearts
Kelly describes the breakdown of her marriage as the worst thing ever. She acknowledges it has affected her greatly, but has said there are also a lot of little hearts, referring to her children. She says that the children are sad, everyone is sad, and that's okay. They are dealing with things one day at a time and trying to do things right by allowing everyone to feel their emotions, and not try to push them aside.
Clarkson says that her children are in therapy and she's grateful for that outlet. She has two children with Brandon Blackstock, River (6) and Remington (4). Her step-children, Blackstock's biological children are Savannah (18) and Seth (12), whom Clarkson considered her own children. The fact is, that there are several hearts that are going through something pretty traumatic, and Kelly's number one goal is to protect them at all costs.
Keeping Things Normal
Kelly is trying to maintain a sense of normalcy for her children. While Kelly has always spoken openly about her life, she admits that won't necessarily be the case with her divorce. She wants to update people on how she is coping, but she will try to keep the details under wraps so that her children do not feel any of the repercussions from what may be misconstrued or said out of context.
Kelly's biological children are being raised by both of their parents. It was important to Clarkson that they be with both of their parents, and that as little as possible changed for them. Kelly and Brandon are trying to be civil to one another so that they are able to co-parent and move forward.
What's Next
Kelly has been recording music, much to do with her split from her soon-to-be ex, and has called it therapeutic. Clarkson says her kids like her new music, but feels weird about the fact that they are singing along to songs written by their mommy after she left their daddy. It's an odd scenario, but Kelly is determined to keep things as normal as possible for her children, and that includes singing along to mommy's songs.