Singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson is opening up about her approach to romance after her high-profile divorce from Brandon Blackstock in 2022. Despite the challenges of her past marriage and a busy life raising her children, Clarkson is ready to take another chance at love — but on her own terms.

A source close to the pop icon reveals that while Kelly isn’t obsessing over finding a new boyfriend, she is quietly hopeful. “She’s got a very full plate,” the insider told Life & Style, “so it’s not like she’s sitting around moping about being single.” But when it comes to romance, Clarkson admits she’d love to meet someone special; the challenge is how to make that happen.

Not one for online dating or matchmakers, Clarkson prefers a more organic path. “She doesn’t want to go on dating sites, hire a matchmaker, or slide into other celebrities’ DMs,” the source said. “She’s far too shy for that.” Instead, Kelly secretly hopes that someone might take the lead and pursue her.

In a lighthearted moment, Clarkson has even joked about hosting her own version of The Bachelorette on her talk show as a way to find love, though she quickly notes she’d never seriously do it. For now, she’s relying on friends and acquaintances to set her up, hoping that a genuine connection will happen naturally.

With her candid and down-to-earth attitude, Kelly Clarkson’s journey back to love seems less about the pursuit and more about patience, openness, and letting fate play its part. Fans can surely root for this beloved star as she navigates the next chapter of her personal life with honesty and hope.

Kelly Clarkson is taking a step back to look at her split with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, calling the breakup “incredibly sad” but also “freeing.”

In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe released June 21, the “Since U Been Gone” singer explained that while writing her new song “Lighthouse,” she initially saw herself as the lighthouse until something clicked.

“Then I figured out, while writing it, no one’s the lighthouse. The lighthouse is what we never got to,” Clarkson said. “We just couldn’t get there…we’re never gonna get there. We were in the dark, lost at sea, treading water, couldn’t find each other, no matter how hard you swam.”

The 41-year-old recalled finally saying, “I can’t fix this,” adding that there was “no amount of hope” that could mend the relationship.

“It actually is freeing,” she said. “It’s incredibly sad, and it’s a dark place — fetal position on the floor crying — and there’s so much loss with that, and I never experienced grief like that.”

Clarkson added that, despite the tears, she felt free to be able to say, “We got to let each other go. This is not working. This is not going to pan out, and it’s not working for either of us.”

As a parent, Clarkson explained that having “two little kids watching” the separation added another layer of hardship.

“This is what we’re going to set the bar for,” Clarkson said. “I don’t want my kids to be in this (kind of) relationship. I want them to aim higher.”

“The Kelly Clarkson Show” host filed for divorce from Blackstock in June 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage.

In March 2022, the two reached a settlement to share legal joint custody of daughter River Rose, 9, and son Remington, 7.

On the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast last week, Clarkson opened up about why she was reluctant to finally cut things off with her ex-husband.