After taking their professional relationship to the next level in the mid-2000s, Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock’s simple and mostly private relationship kept fans interested for years before they broke up in 2020.
The former American Idol contestant and the manager started dating in 2011, and from then on, things moved pretty quickly. The couple said they were going to get married in December 2012, and they did so less than a year later.
In June 2014, Clarkson gave birth to their first child together, a daughter named River. In April 2016, she gave birth to a son named Remington. Blackstock and his ex-wife Melissa Ashworth also have a daughter named Savannah and a son named Seth.
“Everyone thought Kelly and Brandon had the perfect marriage, but they didn’t,” the insider said. “Kelly is pretty tense, while Brandon is pretty chill.”
After a lot of fighting, the law said they were no longer together in August 2021. In March of the next year, a judge signed off on the settlement.
Look at Clarkson and Blackstock’s relationship through the years by scrolling through the pictures below:
Kelly Clarkson Dating Timeline
2012
In May of 2012, they went to a party in Tennessee as a couple for the first time.
In December 2012, Blackstock popped the question. She tweeted at the time, “I’m getting married!” “I thought you should know! Last night was the best night of my life. I’m so lucky to be with the best man in the world.”
2013
In December 2013, Clarkson denied rumours that he had been cheating. “Keep hearing rumours that Brandon and I are going to break up or that he’s cheating on me. Please stop all the lying, “At the time, she sent a tweet.
2014
Clarkson said she was going to have her first child in November 2013. In June 2014, she gave birth to a daughter. “On June 12, our daughter River Rose Blackstock was born!” she wrote on Twitter. “Thank you to everyone who wished me good! Brandon and I are high as a kite!
2015
In 2015, Clarkson told the truth about her time with Brandon. “I always swore ours would not be a relationship where we have to schedule sex. That is never going to happen,” she told Redbook. “We put each other first. I call it the oxygen-mask mentality — take care of yourself first!”
2016
After a few months, Clarkson told Brandon that she didn’t want any more kids, so she made him get a vasectomy. “I was literally pregnant with Remy, and I was like, ‘You are getting fixed. This will never happen to me again,’” she said on The Jenny McCarthy Show in October 2016. “If something happens, it’s a miracle of God. I literally told my OB/GYN on the table while open, ‘If I get pregnant again, I will find you!’”
2017
In November 2017, James Corden surprised the author of children’s books by setting up a date with Brandon on “Carpool Karaoke.” The producer joked, “I feel like we’re making porn.” “There’s a lot of cameras.”
2019
In December 2019, Clarkson told what the two did every night. “I was single for many years. So, I have children [now], and how one makes children is generally what I do before bed,” she admitted on The Kelly Clarkson Show. “That’s not a lie, that’s real! And it’s not weird, it’s natural.”
2020
Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock in June 2020, after they had been married for almost seven years. We saw the papers. The singer put her gated waterfront home in Hendersonville, Tennessee, on the market in December 2019, months before they broke up. During the quarantine, the ex-couple and their children were living on a ranch in Montana.
In November 2020, Clarkson will have primary physical custody of the two children she has with Brandon. “The Court finds that, given the facts of this case, it is in the best interest of the minor children to have stability and continuity, which weighs in favour of Petitioner having primary custody,” Us found in court documents. “The level of conflict between the parents has increased. The parties have a difficult time co-parenting due to issues of trust between them.”
2021
During a February episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer of “Stronger” talked about being a co-parent. She said, “I’m doing that right now.” “It’s hard… I know it’s hard for me and Brandon because we live in different places. We agree on the important things, but it’s hard when you’re not together all the time, at least for me.”
Clarkson said that she and Brandon “focus on” what’s best for their kids: “As long as you make sure it’s about the children and their best interests, then we’re both on board.”
The US confirmed that the singer has to pay her ex-husband $150,000 per month in alimony and $45,601 per month in child support. This has been the case since April 2021. At the time, a source told Us that the temporary agreement would last until the couple reached a “formal settlement,” which is “expected to happen soon.” The insider also said that Clarkson should be legally single in “a matter of days” after she filed a motion earlier this month.
In August 2021, Clarkson and Blackstock were officially ruled to be single. Documents from the court say that they will no longer be “married or in a domestic partnership” by the beginning of January 2022.
2022
In March 2022, several months after they were officially single, a judge signed off on their divorce agreement. The kids spend one weekend a month with their dad in Montana. River and Remington live with the daytime talk show host.
Blackstock will also get $115,000 in spousal support every month until January 2024, as well as more money for his children. For more such content do follow us only on leedaily.com
