Kelly Clarkson to end talk show this fall to 'prioritize' her kids

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“The Kelly Clarkson Show,” the Daytime Emmy Award-winning bid hosted by the Grammy-winning musician, is ending aft a seven-season run. Kelly Clarkson announced Monday that she had decided to measurement distant from hosting the regular speech show.

In a statement, Clarkson said she made her determination to prioritize spending clip with her children. The erstwhile vocalist had 2 children, successful 2014 and 2016, with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, who died successful August astatine property 48.

“I person been highly fortunate to enactment with specified an outstanding radical of radical astatine ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show,’ some successful Los Angeles and New York,” Clarkson said successful a statement. “This was not an casual decision, but this play volition beryllium my past hosting ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show.’ Stepping distant from the regular docket volition let maine to prioritize my kids, which feels indispensable and close for this adjacent section of our lives.”

The syndicated speech amusement launched successful September 2019 aft Clarkson, who won implicit TV audiences arsenic the first-ever victor of “American Idol,” successful 2002, returned to the satellite of philharmonic world competitions arsenic a manager connected “The Voice” successful 2018. “The Kelly Clarkson Show” showcased the “Since U Been Gone” singer’s affable, approachable charm successful her sit-down interviews with celebrities and mundane heroes, arsenic good arsenic her talents successful fashionable segments including “Kellyoke,” which saw Clarkson sing covers of different people’s songs.

“I americium everlastingly grateful and honored to person worked alongside the top set and unit you could anticipation for, each the endowment and inspiring radical who person shared their clip and lives with us, each the fans who person supported our amusement and to NBC for ever being specified a supportive and unthinkable partner,” Clarkson added successful her statement. “This isn’t goodbye. I’ll inactive beryllium making music, playing shows present and determination and you whitethorn drawback maine connected ‘The Voice’ from clip to time. ... You ne'er cognize wherever I mightiness amusement up next. But for now, I privation to convey y’all truthful overmuch for allowing our amusement to beryllium a portion of your lives, and for believing successful america and hanging with america for 7 unthinkable years.”

The seventh play of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” kicked disconnected successful September and accumulation volition proceed arsenic planned. Clarkson volition proceed to big Season 7, with a fewer yet-to-be-announced impermanent hosts. The episodes for Season 7 volition tally done September.