Kelly Clarkson Reveals How Her Kids Remy and River Really Feel About Her Dating Life: 'Mommy Needs Lovings Too'

11/27/2024 12:15 PM

The singer shares her two kids with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock

• Kelly Clarkson's kids aren't thrilled about the concept of her entering the dating world
• "They constantly bring it up, 'Please, we don't want you with anybody else,' " Clarkson shared. "They're young, it's hard to picture their mom with someone else other than their dad"
• "I have expressed like, 'Hey, I love you guys but Mommy needs lovings too,' " the singer noted
  

Kelly Clarkson's kids aren't particularly thrilled that she is dating again.

The "Behind These Hazel Eyes" singer, 42, spoke to KOST 103.5 about how she's "enjoying being single" at the moment, but said that her two kids — son Remington "Remy," 8, and daughter River, 10, whom she shares with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock — aren't looking forward to her dipping her toes back into dating.

"They constantly bring it up, 'Please, we don't want you with anybody else,' " Clarkson shared. "They're young, it's hard to picture their mom with someone else other than their dad."

Although Clarkson said that she's been liking single life, the musician noted that she won't be adhering to her kids' wishes.

"I have expressed like, 'Hey, I love you guys but Mommy needs lovings too,' " Clarkson shared.

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Related: Kelly Clarkson Says Her Kids Can Get 'Really Sad' About Her Divorce from Brandon Blackstock

Clarkson, who filed for divorce from Blackstock in 2020, has shared in the past that her two kids have been upset about their parents' split.

On a March 2023 episode of Angie Martinez's IRL podcast, the singer said that she makes it a ritual to check in on her kids and gauge their feelings after going through her divorce.

"I ask my kids every night when we're snuggling and I put them to bed, 'Are you happy? And if you're not, what could make you happier?' " Clarkson said. "Especially the past two years ... it kills me [but] I want them to be honest so I don't ever say, 'Oh God, don't tell me that,' but a lot of times it would be like, 'I'm just really sad. I wish Mommy and Daddy were in the same house.' They're really honest about it. I'm raising that kind of individual."

The talk-show host continued, "I just sit there and I'm like, 'I get it. I'm from a divorced family as well. I get it. That sucks. But we're going to work it out. And you are so loved by both of us.' "

"I think [it's important to be] communicating with them and ... not treating them like an adult, because they're not, but not treating them like a child," Clarkson added. "They're not small feelings. Those are huge feelings, and those are huge emotions."

Later that year, Clarkson appeared on the Podcrushed podcast and admitted that her kids have shared questions and concerns about love after seeing their parents go through a divorce.

"When you do go through a divorce, especially with young kids, the definition of love comes up quite a bit," she told the hosts.

Clarkson admitted that her kids have asked, "So you don't love daddy anymore?"

The singer said she assures her kids that she does love their father. "I love that Daddy gave me you two. We just don't like each other like we did. It's just different now," she recalled telling them.

Clarkson said the hard part comes when "You can see it on their face, they question, 'Can your love change for me?' "

"It's hard. and then it's hard when they go, 'Why don't I have a grandpa from you? You told me love is different with a parent and a child than with a husband and a wife. But it's not because your dad left you,' " she shared, referencing her relationship with her late, estranged dad.