Kelly Clarkson gets candid about dating in rare love life update

Kelly Clarkson defended her correct to stay azygous during a caller Las Vegas residency show.

“People are like, ‘Oh, why are you single?’ And I’m like, ‘First of all, location are a batch of group retired present making azygous look existent good,’” the talk show big told nan crowd Friday astatine her “Studio Sessions” show astatine Caesars Palace, per social media footage.

“And if you didn’t really understand what I meant by that, it’s for illustration you spot relationships and you’re like, ‘I americium truthful gladsome I’m going location alone.’”

She jokingly added, “You cognize what’s not happening successful my house? That s–t.”

“If you are successful a relationship, nan hardest portion I consciousness for illustration is conscionable keeping that occurrence live and still dating,” nan “American Idol” victor continued. “And, like, still making it consciousness magical and not monotonous.”

The “Miss Independent” hitmaker, 44, has kept her making love life nether wraps since she finalized her divorcement from precocious ex-husband Brandon Blackstock successful 2022.

Blackstock — who shared daughter River Rose, 12, and boy Remy, 10, pinch nan popular prima — died successful August 2025 astatine nan property of 48 aft battling melanoma, an fierce shape of tegument cancer.

Though she returned to “The Kelly Clarkson Show” that September, Page Six reported successful January that nan Grammy winning songstress would beryllium ending nan daytime talk show.

The mom of 2 confirmed nan impending extremity of her series successful February, penning successful a societal media connection that location had “been truthful galore astonishing moments and shows complete these 7 seasons.”

She added that she’s “forever grateful and honored to person worked alongside nan top set and unit you could dream for” and acknowledged “all nan talent and inspiring group who person shared their clip and lives pinch us.”

Clarkson wrote that it was “not an easy decision” to measurement away, and noted that she felt it’s “necessary and correct for this adjacent section of our lives” to prioritize her children.

The show will wrap up and aerial its last episodes this autumn and her summertime Las Vegas residency runs done Aug. 15.

Clarkson besides released her caller single, “I’d Be Lyin’,” connected July 17.

Prior to Blackstock’s passing, Clarkson — who revenge for divided from nan producer successful 2020 and saw nan ineligible matter settled successful 2022 — addressed why she isn’t dating.

“Dating tin beryllium very difficult, which is why I don’t,” she told her Las Vegas assemblage successful July 2025.

Clarkson said astatine nan clip that since making love “is difficult anyway,” it tin beryllium a “dumpster fire” erstwhile you “add a spotlight.”