She's taking it "piece by piece"! Kelly Clarkson is giving her talk show a makeover.
An insider exclusively revealed in the new issue of Us Weekly, "She will be taking a few weeks off to take the kids on vacation, but will be focused on a complete overhaul of her show for Ellen."
The Kelly Clarkson Show will replace The Ellen DeGeneres' long-running The Ellen DeGeneres Show at 3 p.m. on NBC. ET time slot. Ellen will go off air on May 26 after 19 seasons. The original American Idol winner's show currently airs at 2 p.m. ET.
As it stands, the format of Clarkson's nominated, Emmy-winning talk show included the "Because of You" singer interviewing celebrity guests, meeting everyday people with engaging stories, covering hit songs, and playing games. Is. In December 2020, the show was renewed till 2023. It is currently in its third season.
The American Song Contest cohost has been making a number of big changes in recent months. On March 10, after seven years of marriage and two years of court battles, Clarkson finally settled her divorce from Brandon Blackstock, with whom she shares two children: Rivers Rose, 7, and Remy, 5. At the end of the month, on Monday, March 28, she legally changed her name to Kelly Bryan, according to court documents we've obtained — though she'll still go by Kelly Clarkson professionally.
When filing for a name change in February, the Texas native stated his reason for wanting to go by his first and middle name. According to documents we obtained, she said that the surname "reflects more fully who I am."
The Voice coach previously spoke on her talk show about her fears about the impact of divorce on her children.
"It's terrible. There are a lot of hard parts," she said of her split from Blackstock in December 2020. "The hardest part for me is the kids. It's the hardest for me. I think as women we're trained ... to do it all and you can deal with it and you're fine, but it's your kids." The ones you care about."
River Rose and Remy have both made appearances on The Kelly Clarkson Show, including a memorable moment in September 2021, when their youngest interrupted to tell their mom and musician Chris Martin while singing "Yellow". Said they had to go to the bathroom.
For more on Clarkson's decision to update her talk show, watch the video above and pick up the latest issue of Us Weekly on newsstands.