Singer Kelly Clarkson recently opened up about her massive weight loss and difficult divorce, but she also opened up about one strict rule she set as a parent.
Although Clarkson has been honest in the past about not wanting her children to enter the music industry, she is adamant that her children will not explore the world of social media as long as they live together. It is said that there is.
“That can be really hard for kids in general, but especially for kids whose parents are in public,” Clarkson told People magazine. “So I told them they were never allowed under my roof. [it]. ”
She shares daughter River Rose, 9, and son Remington Alexander, 7, with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, who she split with in 2020. The divorce was controversial, but was finally finalized in 2022.
Kelly Clarkson doesn't want her kids to become musicians
Kelly Clarkson forbids her two young children from using social media while under her roof. (Kelly Clarkson Instagram/Getty Images)
“My daughter was like, 'What if daddy lets me?'” She was like, “Well, you're going to be there four days a month. Enjoy it.” And so far, he’s not letting them do that either,” Clarkson said of Blackstock. “I'll ask them when they're older, but no until we have a solid discussion.”
Clarkson agreed on social media, but admitted that co-parenting isn't easy. “There's so much emotion and trauma involved,” she explained, especially at first.
“It's hard enough when you're married and have two different backgrounds and different ways of upbringing and upbringing. It can be difficult to do that in different families,” she explained, then added that the situation added that it has improved.
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Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock married in 2013 but separated in 2020. The two have two children. (Jeff Kravitz/Film Magic/Getty Images)
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The “Breakaway” singer says she's “hard on herself sometimes,” but reveals she's not a “helicopter” parent.
“I think I'm doing a pretty good job…I like that they're independent, but I'm a stickler for my schedule and try to be home as much as possible. The perfect parent. No, I’m definitely messed up.” Raise your kids somehow! But I'm doing my best. ”
Clarkson said one of her best decisions recently was to leave California.
“I was very unhappy in Los Angeles and had been for several years. I needed a fresh start,” she told the outlet.
Kelly Clarkson has previously said she doesn't want her children to be involved in the music industry. (Weiss Eubanks/NBC Universal via Getty Images)
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“We said to NBC, 'We don't want to make you feel ungrateful, but for my mental health and for me and my kids, I can't be here anymore.' They're not doing well either. '', she said of her conversation with the network that airs her talk show, “The Kelly Clarkson Show.''
She is now able to happily live and work from New York with her children.
