Kelly Clarkson Hosts First Talk Show Episode Since Brandon Blackstock’s Death: ‘Finding the Light’

Kelly Clarkson is showing her spot amid a profoundly challenging clip for her family, returning to big The Kelly Clarkson Show for its archetypal occurrence since the decease of Brandon Blackstock.

More than a period aft the singer’s ex-husband died astatine the property of 48 aft a conflict with cancer, Clarkson opened her archetypal amusement backmost connected Monday (Sept. 29) with a Kellyoke screen of The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights. “It’s a cleanable opus to footwear america off,” she explained to the audience, according to Rolling Stone. “Light has been a changeless taxable for america connected this amusement since the beginning. We’ve seen a batch successful the past six years, and sometimes the satellite tin beryllium precise heavy.”

“But I’ve ever said, my favourite portion of doing this job, and I basal by it, is uncovering the airy and shining it connected radical are truly trying to marque a quality and conscionable trying to marque the satellite amended place,” she added.

Elsewhere successful the show, Clarkson interviewed Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, arsenic good arsenic sat down with autobus drivers who rescued hundreds of kids during the deadly Texas floods successful July. The occurrence marked the opening of The Kelly Clarkson Show‘s seventh season.

Blackstock’s decease was announced connected Aug. 7 via a connection from his company, Starstruck Entertainment, which was co-founded by his father, Narvel Blackstock. “Brandon bravely battled crab for much than 3 years,” it read. “He passed distant peacefully and was surrounded by family.”

Clarkson hasn’t spoken overmuch astir the decease of her ex, to whom she was joined for 7 years and with whom she shares 2 children. The time anterior to Brandon’s passing, however, she postponed her Las Vegas residency dates and told fans, “While I usually support my idiosyncratic beingness private, this past year, my children’s begetter has been sick and astatine this moment, I request to beryllium afloat contiguous for them.”

The Kelly Clarkson Show first launched successful 2019. Six seasons later, the amusement has won 8 Daytime Emmys, and it is nominated for 2 much successful 2025.

Leading up to the premiere of play 7, Clarkson rolled retired her Songs & Stories series featuring the Jonas Brothers, Gloria Estefan, Lizzo, Teddy Swims and Alanis Morissette.