Kelly Clarkson originally became well-known to the general public in 2002 when she triumphed on the popular singing competition series “American Idol.” Since then, the singer has gone on tours all over the globe and has amassed sales of millions of copies of her CDs. Her songs “Since U Been Gone,” “My Life Would Suck Without You,” and “Because Of You” are considered to be some of her most successful singles. Clarkson has quickly established herself as one of the most successful and well-known pop artists in the United States because to her remarkable vocal tone and range.
Clarkson’s private life has been on full show due to the fact that he has been in the public spotlight for over two decades. In 2013, she became renowned when she married Brandon Blackstock, who also happens to be Reba McEntire’s stepson from a previous marriage. River and Remington were the couple’s two children, and Blackstock also had two elder children from a previous marriage. Together, they produced four children.
Sadly, the couple’s marriage did not survive, and in the year 2020, Clarkson made the formal decision to file for divorce from her spouse, who is now her ex-husband. The legal separation processes were a nightmare for the pop artist because of the contentious struggle over who would have custody of their children, assets, and other issues. This made the battle difficult for the pop star to win.
After the dust settled from their bitter divorce fight, the talk show host was awarded primary custody of their two children and also won the $10.4 million ranch in Montana that had been in dispute.
In 2023, more than a year after the divorce procedures began, Kelly Clarkson made the decision to make a major change in her life as a mother to her children as well as a TV celebrity when she revealed that the “Kelly Clarkson Show” would be relocating from its original studio in Los Angeles to a new home in New York City. This move would have a significant impact on both aspects of her life.
According to Today, the daytime talk show that has featured a large number of famous people as guests ever since it began airing in 2019 will begin its fifth season in the city that never sleeps.
The media conglomerate NBCUniversal announced on May 8, 2023, via a statement issued by a spokesperson for the company, that Kelly Clarkson’s show would be filming in studio 6A. This was the same location in which some of the most famous late-night talk show hosts, such as Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien, and David Letterman, had filmed their programs over the course of their careers.
It seemed as if the media company’s decision to make the significant change was motivated by a significant factor. The statement went on to clarify that beginning in 2023, “New York now provides an incentive to eligible television series that relocate to New York and reduces the eligibility requirements for talk and variety shows from five years of filming to two years of filming.” This change will take effect.
During an interview with the morning show, Clarkson voiced her enthusiasm about the new chapter in her family life and profession, noting that she never “really liked living in LA.” Clarkson’s comments came when she was discussing the fact that she would be relocating from Los Angeles.
She thought the city to be both lovely and full of opportunity, but she noted that it had never been her thing despite the fact that she had lived there for the last twenty years.
In addition, the singer desired to move to a location closer to her family since, after the conclusion of her divorce, she and her two children were left on the West Coast by themselves, which caused them to feel “lonely.”
She was able to finally begin a new chapter in her life since, thankfully, all of her family members were located on the coast close to New York City.
Since the relocation was already completed in 2023 and she was about to start a new life in the large city soon, Kelly Clarkson has one significant problem: one of her two children had a difficult time leaving Los Angeles. Since the transfer was already done in 2023 and she was set to start a new life in the big city soon.
The artist appeared as a guest on “Saturday Night Live” actors Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang’s podcast named “Las Culturistas” in June 2023. During her time on the show, she discussed the reactions of her children River Blackstock and Remington Blackstock to the relocation.
Clarkson explained their response by saying that her son, who was 7 years old at the time, was “very excited.” On the other hand, it would seem that she has a significant amount of work to do in order to persuade her daughter.
“I haven’t completely won over my daughter yet. “It’s not New York; it’s just the fact that she has friends there,” she stated of her friend’s decision to live in Los Angeles.
The two children were able to complete their schooling in Los Angeles during that particular year, and they then spent the summer residing at the pop star’s ranch in Montana. Both of them want to move to New York City before the start of the following academic year.
The performer revealed with the presenters that she had previously had a conversation with her oldest child, during which she explained that she couldn’t guarantee that relocating to the city was “going to be fine,” but rather that she warned her daughter that things “might be hard at first.”
She continued by saying, “So, I’m not going to lie to you, but can’t poo-poo on it until we try it.” “I was like, ‘So, I’m not going to lie to you, but can’t poo-poo on it until we try it,'” she said.
Clarkson described the relocation as a “fresh start” for her and her family in a separate interview with Nancy O’Dell on TalkShopLive.
She also expressed similar thoughts about how her son felt about moving to New York City, noting that he was not upset since he informed his mother that the big apple is like “freedom.” She also shared similar emotions about how she felt about how her son felt about relocating to New York City.