She will breathe for the primary time! Kelly Clarkson feels “extraordinarily assured” as she waits for her divorce from Brandon Blackstock to be finalized, a supply completely reveals within the new difficulty of Us Weekly.
“The connection had been on the rocks for a very long time,” the insider provides. “She was the high-income earner with a wildly profitable speak present, and is the star of one other hit present The Voice. Brandon was extraordinarily jealous of it and made her realize it.”
Following her June 2020 cut up from the music supervisor, 44, the unique American Idol winner, 39, “can lastly take pleasure in her success with out feeling ashamed,” the supply tells Us. “Kelly doesn’t take credit score for her success however shares it with the workforce she works with. It’s simply who she is.”
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Clarkson and the Texas native tied the knot in October 2013 and share daughter River, 7, and son Remington, 5. Blackstock additionally shares two youngsters with ex-wife Melissa Ashworth.
In November 2020, the “Breakaway” singer was granted major custody of her children. The next July, Us confirmed that Clarkson was ordered to pay her estranged husband $150,000 per thirty days in spousal assist, with a further $45,601 per thirty days in youngster assist. The settlement was momentary till the duo reached a closing settlement.
The Kelly Clarkson Present host earns almost $2 million in month-to-month earnings, and in keeping with the supply, the Daytime Emmy winner grew cautious “that Brandon was simply utilizing her for her cash and way of life” earlier than they referred to as it quits.
“The wedding was actually, actually terrible on the finish. … Kelly felt that she might not belief Brandon. She had lots of questions that he simply couldn’t reply,” the supply tells Us, noting that there was “great resentment” between the previous couple. “She simply wasn’t keen to look the opposite approach anymore.”
With “a lot pressure within the household house” forward of the duo’s cut up final summer time, Clarkson appreciates the contemporary begin she present in her new Toluca Lake, California, residence. The “Since U Been Gone” singer dropped $5.4 million on the property in June — and feels higher than ever.
“Shopping for a brand new home for the youngsters was additionally a brand new starting for Kelly,” the insider says. “It was freedom.”
Alongside together with her new house on the West Coast, the Grammy winner secured the Montana property she beforehand shared with Blackstock, which she argued was a “monetary burden” in latest courtroom docs. She can also be combating to legally restore her maiden title when the divorce proceedings are made closing.
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