Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock‘s down-to-earth and somewhat private romance captivated fans for years ahead of the 2020 split, after the pair took their professional relationship to the next level in the mid-2000s.
The American Idol alum and the manager began dating in 2011 and things moved pretty quickly from then. The couple announced their engagement in December 2012 and tied the knot less than one year later.
Within months, Clarkson welcomed the pair’s first child together, daughter River, in June 2014. She went on to give birth to son Remington in April 2016. (Blackstock also shares daughter Savannah and son Seth with ex-wife Melissa Ashworth.)
The “Since U Been Gone” singer was known for her honest and open nature when it comes to revealing secrets about the pair’s relationship over the years. “Goodness, no! Brandon is not my other half. He’s a whole and I’m a whole,” she explained in her May 2015 Redbook cover story. “I’ve never believed in someone taking care of me, and that’s probably because I grew up poor and without a lot of family stability.”
The duo had plenty in common too. “We both love getting out in nature, we love the country and we are not really city people,” she told Us Weekly in December 2019. “It is nice to go out and have your kids do stuff outside and in nature. So that is what we will be doing the whole time. You won’t find me. I will be lost in a ranch!”
Clarkson and Blackstock also enjoyed one-on-one activities. “Any time we’re in a discussion about sex with a bunch of couples, Brandon and I stay pretty quiet. To keep it family appropriate, let’s say we’re just a lot more active than other couples,” she admitted to Redbook in 2017. “I’m a person who loves change. He loves spontaneity. Having a set time or place [to have sex] would be boring to us.”
The Voice coach made headlines again in December 2019 when she revealed how often the twosome had sex. “How one makes children is generally what I do before bed,” she said on The Kelly Clarkson Show at the time.
However, she filed for divorce in June 2020. “They clashed on so many levels, and being in quarantine together [during the coronavirus pandemic] heightened their problems to the point of no return,” a source exclusively told Us at the time.
“Everyone thought Kelly and Brandon had the perfect marriage, but they definitely didn’t,” the insider added. “Brandon’s very laid-back, whereas Kelly’s pretty high-strung.”
Scroll through the gallery below to look back at Clarkson and Blackstock’s relationship through the years:
Us reported in March 2012 that the Grammy winner and Blackstock began dating in late 2011. “I’m too happy. He’s ruining my creativity,” she told Us in May 2012. “I’m writing all this happy s--t. It’s killing me.”
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The lovebirds made their debut as a couple in May 2012 while attending a party in Tennessee.
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Clarkson and her then-fiancé attended Barack Obama’s Inaugural Ball in January 2013 after she performed at the presidential inauguration.
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The Kelly Clarkson Show host wed Blackstock in October 2013. “I’m officially Mrs. Blackstock,” she gushed via Twitter. “We got married yesterday at Blackberry Farms in TN, the most beautiful place ever!”
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Clarkson denied any cheating rumors in December 2013. "Keep hearing random rumors of me & Brandon splitting or that's he's cheating on me. Stop with all the lying please," she tweeted at the time.
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Clarkson announced in November 2013 that she was expecting her first child. She gave birth to her daughter in June 2014. “Our baby girl River Rose Blackstock arrived on June 12th!” she tweeted. “Thank you everyone for all of your well wishes! Brandon and I are on cloud 9!!”
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The couple went on a double date with Blackstock’s father, Narvel Blackstock, and then-stepmother, Reba McEntire, in March 2015. The foursome attended Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix.
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Clarkson got real about her private time with Brandon in 2015. “I always swore ours would not be a relationship where we have to schedule sex. That is never going to happen,” she told Redbook. “We put each other first. I call it the oxygen-mask mentality — take care of yourself first!”
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The “Because of You” songstress shared in August 2015 that she was pregnant with her second child. “Our little baby boy has arrived!!” she tweeted in April 2016. “Remington Alexander Blackstock was born 4/12/16 & he is healthy & we couldn’t be happier or more in love!”
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Months after adding to their brood, Clarkson confessed that she did not want any more children and made Brandon get a vasectomy. “I was literally pregnant with Remy, and I was like, ‘You are getting fixed. This will never happen to me again,’” she said on The Jenny McCarthy Show in October 2016. “If something happens, it’s a miracle of God. I literally told my OB/GYN on the table while open, ‘If I get pregnant again, I will find you!’”
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James Corden surprised the children’s book author with an impromptu date with Brandon during “Carpool Karaoke” in November 2017. “I feel like we’re making a porn,” the producer joked. “There’s a lot of cameras.”
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River, Remy, Seth and Savannah joined their parents at the April 2019 premiere of Clarkson’s film UglyDolls.
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Clarkson revealed the pair’s nightly routine in December 2019. “I was single for many years. So, I have children [now], and how one makes children is generally what I do before bed,” she admitted on The Kelly Clarkson Show. “That’s not a lie, that’s real! And it’s not weird, it’s natural.”
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Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock after nearly seven years of marriage in June 2020, according to documents obtained by Us. The singer put her gated waterfront home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, up for sale in December 2019, months before the split. The former couple and their children were staying in a ranch in Montana amid the quarantine.
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News broke in September 2020 that Clarkson was being sued by her management company, which is run by Brandon’s father, Narvel. Starstruck Management Group claimed the songstress owed the company $1.4 million in unpaid commissions.
Clarkson countersued, accusing the company of violating the California Labor Code by “procuring, offering, promising or attempting to procure employment or engagements” without being properly licensed. “It is unfortunate that Kelly is again attempting to avoid paying commissions that are due and owing to Starstruck to try and achieve some perceived advantage in her ongoing custody and divorce proceedings,” Starstruck’s attorney Bryan Freedman told People at the time.
Clarkson also claimed that Brandon and Narvel’s company defrauded her out of millions of dollars by charging her high fees while she worked with them. She alleged that the father-son duo were not licensed to be agents in California and requested that the money she paid to Starstruck for 13 years be returned to her. Brandon denied that he defrauded her in legal documents obtained by Us.
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Clarkson was granted primary physical custody of her and Brandon’s two children in November 2020. “The Court finds that under the circumstances present in this case, the interest in providing stability and continuity for the minor children weighs in favor of Petitioner having primary custody,” documents obtained by Us read. “The level of conflict between the parents has increased. The parties have a difficult time coparenting due to issues of trust between them.”
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The “Stronger” singer opened up about coparenting during a February episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. “I’m doing that right now,” she explained. “It’s tough. … I know with me and Brandon, it’s just a difficult thing because we’re in different places, and it’s like, we both agree on the main things, but it’s a hard thing when you’re not together all the time, for me personally.”
Clarkson shared that she and Brandon “focus on” what’s best for their kids: “As long as you make sure it’s about the children and their best interests, then we’re both on board.”
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Us confirmed that the musician has been required to pay her estranged husband $150,000 per month in spousal support and $45,601 per month in child support since April 2021. A source told Us at the time that the temporary agreement is in place until the duo finalize their “formal settlement,” which is “expected to happen soon.” The insider added that Clarkson is expected to be declared legally single by a judge in a “matter of days” after filing a motion earlier in the month.
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