Kelly Clarkson reveals kids have ‘had help from therapists’ amid divorce from Brandon Blackstock

Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, Arrivals, Barker Hanger, Los Angeles, USA - 12 Jan 2020
Kelly Clarkson reveals her kids are having therapy following her marriage split (Picture: Rex)

Kelly Clarkson has opened up about her ongoing divorce from Brandon Blackstock and revealed that the couple’s children have been going to therapy to help deal with the split.

The Because Of You hit-maker, 38, announced her split from Brandon, 43, in June, following six years of marriage.

The couple share two kids together, daughter River, six, and son Remington, four, while Brandon is also dad to two children from a previous relationship; daughter Savannah and son Seth.

Since news of their divorce surfaced, Kelly has spoken openly about the pair’s ‘unexpected’ separation and how she wants to protect the ‘little hearts’ of their children.

In a new interview with Extra TV, alongside Gwen Stefani, Kelly revealed that since her break up, her kids have been ‘having help’ from therapists and child psychologists.

She said: ‘We have a lot of help as far as therapists or child psychologists because we want to do it right. I definitely want to do it right. Everyone’s sad and it’s okay to be sad.’

‘It’s not just my heart [that] has changed, there’s other little hearts too,’ Kelly explained.

She also touched on why she has chosen to speak so openly about her split and said: ‘It’s a very hard thing to navigate, to be able to be honest and share your story, so maybe you can help someone else, but at the same time protect these little kids you adore.’

Kelly had discussed her divorce as she opened the first episode of the new series of her chat show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, while reflecting on 2020 so far.

She told viewers: ‘Let’s just get this out of the way, 2020 has been a dumpster fire… 2020 has brought a lot of change also to my personal life.

(L-R) Seth Blackstock, Remington Alexander Blackstock, Savannah Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson, River Rose Blackstock, and Brandon Blackstock attend STX Films World Premiere of
Kelly and Brandon are parents to two children, while Brandon is also dad to two more kids from a previous relationship (Picture: WireImage)

‘Definitely didn’t see anything coming that came, but what I’m dealing with is hard because it involves more than just my heart.’

‘We have four kids, and divorce is never easy. We’re both from divorced families, so we know the best thing here is to protect our children and their little hearts,’ Kelly said.

‘I’m usually very open and I usually talk about everything, but in this case I will talk a little bit here and there about how it affects me personally, but probably won’t go too far into it because, you know, I’m a mama bear and my kids come first, although I do love you all.’

As part of the divorce proceedings, Kelly will be sharing custody of her kids with Brandon, according to court reports obtained by The Blast.

She and Brandon married in 2013 in Tennessee, seven years after they first met at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2006, when Kelly had been rehearsing with Rascal Flatts.

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