American Idol alum Kelly Clarkson is making some major changes. She recently announced that she was ending her long-running daytime hit, The Kelly Clarkson Show. The announcement came after a difficult time for Kelly and her children.
Earlier this month, Kelly decided to end her show after seven seasons to spend more time with her children. In an Instagram statement, the Grammy-winner shared the news that her talk show was ending. “I have been extremely fortunate to work with such an outstanding group of people,” she wrote. “This was not an easy decision.” According to a press release, new episodes will air through the fall of 2026.
The Kelly Clarkson Show ending after Season 7 was a “hard” choice
Recently, Kelly was a guest on TODAY, where she opened up about her decision. “I think everybody probably gets the timing. Our family life, the dynamic changed a bit, and it has changed for a minute now,” she told host Carson Daly. “You got kids, we’ve all got kids, and it’s one of those things when you kind of start seeing life as how precious it is, too. It’s like, ‘You know what, I’m really busy.’”
Kelly shares two children, daughter River Rose and son Remy, with her late ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock. In August 2025, Brandon passed away after a battle with cancer. Kelly continued, “I was like, ‘I know everybody thinks she’s like quitting.’ I’m like, ‘I still have other jobs, so I’m still doing stuff.’” She added, “There’s just too much on the plate, so I was like, you know what, it’s time to pull back.”
The hardest part of the decision involved her staff and crew on the show. “The crew’s been incredible. That’s what kind of sucked, everything was going well, and that’s what was really hard,” Kelly explained. “That was a really hard thing for me, but an easy decision as a momma.”
Meanwhile, Kelly will be joining Adam Levine and John Legend as coaches for Season 29 of The Voice. The season is called The Voice: Battle of Champions.
Season 29 of The Voice premieres on Feb. 23 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC. It will be available to stream on Peacock the next day.
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