Grief for Brandon Blackstock: Kelly Clarkson shocked because of her children

Kelly Clarkson (43) “deeply shaken” the death of Brandon Blackstock (1976-2025). “The singer was” destroyed “primarily because of her two children River (11) and Remington (9). Blackstock died of cancer on August 7 at the age of only 48 after fighting the disease in silence for three years.

“When she found out that he was sick, she continued to take care of him, for the sake of her children,” says the source. “Kelly always tried to be decent. At the beginning of this year it became clear that Brandon was not doing well. She was destroyed because of the children.”

Although the divorce between Clarkson and the Talent Manager Blackstock 2020 was anything but harmonious and was only finalized two years later, the “stronger” interpreter always focused on the well-being of her children. “The divorce was incredibly difficult for them – chaotic, painful and something that was why it felt terrible,” continued the insider. “But she always wanted her children to have the best possible relationship with her father. She never spoke badly about Brandon in front of the children.”

Clarkson had repeatedly emphasized this attitude. : “I ask my children every evening when we cuddle and I bring them to bed: ‘Are you happy? And if not, what could make you happier?'” Often the children would have answered: “I’m just really sad. I wish mom and dad were in the same house.”

Brandon Blackstock had never made his cancer diagnosis public. that he had bravely fought for cancer for over three years. “He died peacefully and was surrounded by his family,” said the statement. that “my children’s father was sick” and that she “has to be completely there”.

Several sources confirmed the US magazine that Clarkson had missed several episodes of her talk show “The Kelly Clarkson Show” earlier a year – mainly because of Blackstock’s illness. Despite all the differences in the past, the singer had apparently done everything to accompany her children through this difficult time and to give them the best possible farewell to their father.

Kelly Clarkson married Brandon Blackstock at the end of 2013. The couple separated in 2020. 2021, she submitted the divorce, which became final in 2022. A son and a daughter come from the marriage.