Kelly Clarkson Maybe you expect an ex-husband Brandon Blackstock To get coal in his stocking this Christmas.
The singer was fired Official album visualizer For her next album, When Christmas comes…againon Wednesday, December 18, and the video shows four socks hanging over the fireplace. The one on the left reads “Mom,” in an apparent reference to Clarkson, 42. The next two are for the two children she shares with Blackstock, 48: River, 10, and Remy, 8.
The last sock, in the place that logically belongs to Blackstock, simply reads “No.”
Clarkson and Blackstock, her former music manager, separated in 2020 after seven years of marriage. They then became embroiled in a years-long legal battle over custody, assets and spousal support.
Now single, Clarkson might as well have been saying “no” to having another man in her life – which she said she did She's not interested for now.
“Both of my kids are not (into this) and they keep bringing it up, 'Please, we don't want you to be with anyone else,'” Clarkson said during a recent radio appearance on KOST 103.5. “They're young, so it's hard to imagine their mother with someone other than their father.”
She continued: “I am not looking for her. “I'm not looking for a 'you' at Christmas, but I think the hope of that is really beautiful and magical, and the Imagination Station is a wonderful thing.”
And although there may come a time when she finally starts dating, she doesn't plan to walk down the aisle again. In fact, she revealed to the people In January it's I never wanted to get married First time.
“(Blackstock) had children, a religious background, and I think that was important to him. “But I was never that person,” she said.
“Dating sucks. It's so embarrassing. I was single until I was 30, and I forgot how good I am at it,” she added. “I told a friend (that my future partner) should be someone who puts his life on the table without needing any Something from me. It's much more romantic to say, “I want you, but I don't need anything.”
Clarkson has been frank about Emotional impact Her divorce was on her. She viewed her 2023 studio album, Chemistry, as a way to “reclaim my power.”
“I can't express how much I appreciate having that kind of healthy outlet. Because the level of depression and things that come with divorce or grief is so hard,” she said. “You feel alone, and it's just a blessing to be able to have that outlet for those overwhelming feelings.” “