insiderblmKelly Clarkson is opening up about her divorce.
During a recent interview on the singer’s daytime talk show, Clarkson, 38, spoke with Alicia Keys and author Glennon Doyle about her divorce.
During the chat, the “American Idol” brought up her divorce from Brandon Blackstock, her husband of seven years, calling the process “horrible.”
“There are so many hard parts,” she explained. “The hardest for me is the kids, that’s the hardest for me. I think, as women especially, we’re trained … to take it all on and you can deal with it and you’re fine, but it’s your babies that you worry about.”
Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock in June, citing “irreconcilable differences” after roughly seven years of marriage. They share daughter River, 6, and son Remington Alexander,
Clarkson praised Doyle’s book, “Untamed” and said it made her take stock of her own marriage.
She recalled feeling that her marriage “isn’t happiness for both of us,” and that both she and Blackstock “deserve better.”
The singer was recently awarded primary physical custody of her children amid the split.
Kelly Clarkson (right) filed for divorce from Brandon Blackstock (left) in June. (Getty Images)
In court documents obtained by the outlet, the court ruled that “the level of conflict between the parents has increased. The parties have a difficult time co-parenting due to issues of trust between them.
