Kelly Clarkson talks about the ‘hardest’ part about going through divorce

Going by way of a divorce is hard sufficient, however in keeping with Kelly Clarkson, going by way of it whereas thousands and thousands of individuals see it play out is much more difficult.

On Tuesday’s episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Present,” the Grammy winner, who’s within the strategy of divorcing her husband of practically seven years, Brandon Blackstock, talked to writer Glennon Doyle and singer Alicia Keys about splitting up whereas within the public eye.

Glennon, you write in regards to the public fallout out of your divorce,” Clarkson stated. “I’m clearly going by way of one proper now. It’s horrible. There are such a lot of onerous elements. The toughest for me is the children. That’s the toughest for me.”

Kelly Clarkson and Blackstock have two youngsters collectively, daughter River Rose, 6, and son Remington, 4.

“I believe as girls we’re educated — Alicia and I had been speaking earlier — to take all of it on and you may take care of it and also you’re fantastic, but it surely’s your infants that you simply fear about,” Kelly Clarkson continued. “So what was the toughest half since you additionally did it publicly? That’s a tough factor, as properly.”

Doyle is at present married to retired United States girls’s nationwide soccer staff star Abby Wombach. She was beforehand married to Craig Melton from 2002 to 2016 and shares three youngsters with him.

Kelly Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock in June, citing “irreconcilable variations.” Final month, she was granted short-term major bodily custody of their children.

“I imply, it is no secret,” she advised Willie Geist on Sunday TODAY in September. “My life has been a bit of little bit of a dumpster. … Personally, it has been a bit of onerous the final couple months.

“I have been speaking to associates which were by way of divorce. I do not know the way individuals undergo that with out having some sort of outlet as a result of it’s the worst factor ever for everybody concerned.”

“I do not suppose anybody expects it,” Clarkson additionally advised Hoda Kotb on TODAY in September. “You see your self rising previous with somebody after which life has a unique path, and it is so onerous on everybody. me, I am actually open. … I attempt to be open and share as a result of all of us undergo issues so we might help one another not really feel alone.”

Kelly Clarkson has addressed her private life on her speak present, together with the season premiere when she opened up in regards to the challenges she’s going through whereas getting divorced with two children, in addition to with the 2 youngsters Blackstock has from a earlier marriage.

“What I am coping with is tough as a result of it includes extra than simply my coronary heart, it includes a variety of little hearts. Now we have 4 children and divorce is rarely simple,” she stated. “We’re each from divorced households. We all know the most effective factor right here is to guard our youngsters and their little hearts.”