Following Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstocks’ ugly two-year divorce, which was finalized in March, the singer opened up about one of many main realities that now comes with the vacation season. The previous couple shares two youngsters — 8-year-old River Rose and 6-year-old Remington — and with the vacation season in full swing, the singer bought actual about how she and her ex have dealt with the vacations post-divorce.
Clarkson was chatting with Jewel, who has been divorced for seven years, about which holidays they get with the children, and which of them their exes get. The discuss present host defined how she splits the vacations together with her Blackstock, saying on The Kelly Clarkson Present that her ex will get them for Thanksgiving, and he or she will get them for Christmas:
My ex really has my youngsters each Thanksgiving as nicely. It’s not like my favourite vacation, and it’s for his household, so I used to be like, ‘Cool.’
Jewel revealed how she splits the vacations the identical method. Because the singer/actress elaborated on her custody settlement, Clarkson chimed in, noting the difficulties of not seeing her youngsters each vacation. Nevertheless, she additionally talked in regards to the silver lining of all of it:
It was bizarre for me, and I do know you’ve been divorced for some time, it’s bizarre since you’ve all the time had a child there, and unexpectedly you’re alone. At first, it’s bizarre, and then you definitely’re form of like ‘Ah, OK’ [puts her arms behind her head like she’s relaxing], I can do issues, and it’s form of unbelievable. You get a bit of me time.
Whereas Clarkson appreciates the me time now, she additionally opened up about how onerous it was to make the adjustment, saying:
At first, I used to be a multitude, however now I’m like ‘it’s superior.’ And absence does make the guts develop fonder.
Through the 12 months, because the couple’s divorce settlement states, the children dwell full-time with Clarkson in Los Angeles. Additionally they go to their father in Montana for one weekend every month.
Amid the authorized battles which have been ongoing for years now, Clarkson took a season off from The Voice and spent the summer season in Montana figuring out a routine with Blackstock. (This property in Montana was a serious level of rivalry throughout their divorce.) Nevertheless, with Blackstock staying in Montana, after transferring to a brand new bachelor pad, the “Stronger” singer went up North for the season so their youngsters might spend time with each mother and father with out touring as a lot.
Following this previous summer season, Clarkson returned to Los Angeles to movie her revamped discuss present, which took the timeslot of The Ellen DeGeneres Present on the 2022 TV schedule. She can even return to The Voice on the 2023 TV schedule.
Whereas the divorce was ugly and Kelly Clarkson continues to be in authorized battles with Blackstock’s household, particularly his father Narvel Blackstock, it sounds just like the settlement the 2 made in regards to the holidays works nicely for them. One would suppose that Clarkson has some enjoyable issues deliberate for her brood, and it would not be stunning if she posts about it sooner or later within the coming week.
