Kelly Clarkson makes surprising career move after abandoning talk show

Kelly Clarkson is returning to “The Voice” aft her eponymous daytime talk show comes to an end.

“Team Kelly has RE-entered nan chat. Kelly Clarkson returns arsenic a Coach this autumn connected The Voice!” NBC announced via Instagram Thursday.

Clarkson primitively appeared arsenic a coach connected nan deed singing title show from Seasons 14 to 21.

She past returned for Season 23, but later decided to time off nan show and move to New York City pinch her 2 kids pursuing her divorce from Brandon Blackstock.

The Grammy victor past returned erstwhile much for Season 29 past year.

On Jan. 19, Page Six exclusively revealed that nan singer would beryllium wrapping up “The Kelly Clarkson Show” aft Season 7, which is presently airing.

One insider described her pending exit from daytime arsenic “definite,” while different said it’s “likely that it will not spell on.”

“[Her show] is simply a batch to put on, and looking astatine nan scenery crossed daytime television, it’s not sustainable anymore,” nan root said.

Clarkson, 44, confirmed nan news herself successful an affectional Instagram station connected Feb. 2.

“I person been highly fortunate to activity pinch specified an outstanding group of group astatine ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show,’ some successful Los Angeles and New York,” she wrote astatine nan time. “There person been truthful galore astonishing moments and shows complete these 7 seasons.”

The “Breakaway” songstress went connected to opportunity that she was “forever grateful and honored to person worked alongside nan top set and unit you could dream for” arsenic good arsenic “all nan talent and inspiring group who person shared their clip and lives pinch us.”

She besides praised each of her fans “who person supported our show” since its premiere successful 2019, earlier thanking NBC for “always being specified a supportive and unthinkable partner.”

Clarkson ended her connection by acknowledging that while she is departing her daytime talk show aft its existent season, “this isn’t goodbye.”

In February, sources told People nan “American Idol” victor was ready for her “next phase” that would springiness her “the abstraction to beryllium much coming astatine home” pinch her 2 children — River Rose, 11, and Remington, 9.

Last summer, Clarkson was forced to measurement backmost from her show and return attraction of her family erstwhile Blackstock died pursuing a backstage years-long conflict pinch melanoma.

She made an affectional return to “The Kelly Clarkson Show” successful September 2025.