Kelly Clarkson Shared An Unexpected Personal Update – And It Left Fans Utterly Heartbroken

Kelly Clarkson’s marriage to her manager Brandon Blackstock had always seemed strong. They wed in 2013 following a year-long romance. After that, they worked and parented together: they have two children, River Rose and Remington Alexander. But come 2020 Clarkson shared a sudden update that left fans of the couple reeling.

The first clue

An interview conducted just before the announcement hinted that maybe all wasn’t well in the Clarkson household. In June Clarkson had a chat with the magazine show Glamour Unfiltered and discussed spending time with her family during lockdown. She was asked by the interviewer, “How are you coping right now?”

Emotional roller coaster

Clarkson answered, “Honestly, I have been on an emotional roller coaster. This has been really hard as a working parent because I’m still doing all the same jobs. It’s been exhausting honestly, cooking every meal and cleaning nonstop after toddlers and teenagers! Everybody’s learning from home now and the teaching! So, everything has been crazy.”

Intense pressure

The singer went on, “What’s so interesting about this time as well is that there’s so much pressure on you to be this ‘amazing’ stay-at-home mom, whilst being a working mom.” With regards to that pressure she said, “Especially in this time, I’ve definitely reminded people what I'm working with. I’m doing the best I can.”

Setting expectations

Then Clarkson said, “I’m literally holding down so many things right now. Not only jobs but even things where we usually had a lot more help. We are fortunate, so I’m not complaining in that sense, but I’ve definitely had to [say to] people that I work with, ‘You hired a mom and I’m not an absentee mom. I’m a full-on mom.’ I already have abandonment issues, so I don’t want to pass those down.”