{"id":3545,"date":"2025-06-07T10:29:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T10:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=3545"},"modified":"2025-06-07T10:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T10:29:30","slug":"loves-gonna-find-me-kelly-clarksons-opening-her-heart-again-after-her-2022-split-from-brandon-blackstock-dropping-a-sweet-bombshell-that-shes-quietly-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=3545","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLove\u2019s gonna find me!\u201d Kelly Clarkson\u2019s opening her heart again after her 2022 split from Brandon Blackstock, dropping a sweet bombshell that she\u2019s quietly hoping to meet \u201cthe one\u201d the old-fashioned way\u2014no apps, no matchmakers! \u201cA Bachelorette segment? Nah, not me!\u201d she laughed on The Kelly Clarkson Show, but insiders spill she\u2019s sending subtle vibes, nudging friends to play Cupid. With her superstar life buzzing, Kelly\u2019s staying chill yet hopeful, believing love will spark naturally. Is this her next big love story?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-48793\" class=\"post-48793 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorizedd212a\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>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 \u2014 but on her own terms.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to the pop icon reveals that while Kelly isn\u2019t obsessing over finding a new boyfriend, she is quietly hopeful. \u201cShe\u2019s got a very full plate,\u201d the insider told Life &amp; Style, \u201cso it\u2019s not like she\u2019s sitting around moping about being single.\u201d But when it comes to romance, Clarkson admits she\u2019d love to meet someone special; the challenge is how to make that happen.<\/p>\n<p>Not one for online dating or matchmakers, Clarkson prefers a more organic path. \u201cShe doesn\u2019t want to go on dating sites, hire a matchmaker, or slide into other celebrities\u2019 DMs,\u201d the source said. \u201cShe\u2019s far too shy for that.\u201d Instead, Kelly secretly hopes that someone might take the lead and pursue her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"EeoctCdE\"><\/div>\n<p>In a lighthearted moment, Clarkson has even joked about hosting her own version of\u00a0<em>The Bachelorette<\/em>\u00a0on her talk show as a way to find love, though she quickly notes she\u2019d never seriously do it. For now, she\u2019s relying on friends and acquaintances to set her up, hoping that a genuine connection will happen naturally.<\/p>\n<p>With her candid and down-to-earth attitude, Kelly Clarkson\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Kelly Clarkson is taking a step back to look at her split with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, calling the breakup \u201cincredibly sad\u201d but also \u201cfreeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"bSc5GDu8\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">In an interview with Apple Music\u2019s Zane Lowe released June 21, the \u201cSince U Been Gone\u201d singer explained that while writing\u00a0her new song \u201cLighthouse,\u201d\u00a0she initially saw herself as the lighthouse until something clicked.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboolaReadMoreBelow\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThen I figured out, while writing it, no one\u2019s the lighthouse. The lighthouse is what we never got to,\u201d Clarkson said. \u201cWe just couldn\u2019t get there\u2026we\u2019re never gonna get there. We were in the dark, lost at sea, treading water, couldn\u2019t find each other, no matter how hard you swam.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\" data-testid=\"embed-widget\">\n<div class=\"embed-widget__use-presentation embed-widget__iframely-youtube\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"iframely-youtube iframely-player iframely-embed\">\n<div class=\"iframely-responsive\"><iframe title=\"YouTube,\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.nbcnews.com\/WtgxTI2?_showcaption=true\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cIbUAjn6bOk&amp;t=5s\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">The 41-year-old recalled finally saying, \u201cI can\u2019t fix this,\u201d adding that there was \u201cno amount of hope\u201d that could mend the relationship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cIt actually is freeing,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s incredibly sad, and it\u2019s a dark place \u2014 fetal position on the floor crying \u2014\u00a0and there\u2019s so much loss with that, and I never experienced grief like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Clarkson added that, despite the tears, she felt free to be able to say, \u201cWe got to let each other go. This is not working. This is not going to pan out, and it\u2019s not working for either of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">As a parent, Clarkson explained that having \u201ctwo little kids watching\u201d the separation added another layer of hardship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThis is what we\u2019re going to set the bar for,\u201d Clarkson said. \u201cI don\u2019t want my kids to be in this (kind of) relationship. I want them to aim higher.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2023-06\/kelly-clarkson-zz-230621-6bd09b.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-06\/kelly-clarkson-zz-230621-6bd09b.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2023-06\/kelly-clarkson-zz-230621-6bd09b.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-06\/kelly-clarkson-zz-230621-6bd09b.jpg 1x\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-06\/kelly-clarkson-zz-230621-6bd09b.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson at the 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards in 2020.\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1619\" \/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson finalized their divorce in 2022.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">David Crotty \/ Patrick McMullan via Getty Image<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThe Kelly Clarkson Show\u201d host\u00a0filed for divorce\u00a0from Blackstock in June 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">In March 2022, the two\u00a0reached a settlement\u00a0to share legal joint custody of daughter River Rose, 9, and son Remington, 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">On the \u201cWe Can Do Hard Things\u201d podcast last week, Clarkson opened up about why she was reluctant\u00a0to finally cut things off with her ex-husband.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48794 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/updatetin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Thumb-111-6.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/updatetin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Thumb-111-6.jpg 650w, https:\/\/updatetin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Thumb-111-6-300x162.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p><ins class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"7087b3515d5851aa93e88941ebb208f5\"><\/ins>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-tags\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson is opening up about her approach to romance after her high-profile divorce from Brandon Blackstock in 2022. 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