Kelly Clarkson ‘felt single’ while married to Brandon Blackstock: She didn’t ‘have a partner’

Kelly Clarkson “felt single” when she was married to now-husband Brandon Blackstock, a source exclusively tells Page Six.

“As time went on in their marriage, Kelly didn’t feel like she had a partner,” the insider explains. 

“Kelly felt single in a lot of ways even while she and Brandon were still married.”

The “American Idol” winner, 42, filed for divorce from Blackstock, 48, in June 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage.

The exes were entangled in a lengthy legal battle surrounding spousal support, custody of their two children —  daughter River, 10, and son Remington “Remy,” 8 — and Clarkson’s Montana ranch. 

Clarkson won primary custody of their two children in November 2020 and the former couple eventually settled their divorce in March 2022. Blackstock was ordered to leave the ranch by June 2022.

According to our insider, the “Because of You” singer “attended school events for the kids by herself when other parents would attend with both the mom and the dad.”

“Kelly was so grateful when she was granted primary custody of her children because they’re her whole world,” the source further tells us.

In the summer of 2023, the Grammy winner and her children moved to New York ahead of the fifth season of “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”

“Kelly has no regrets since moving to New York, she loves her life there and the kids love it too,” our insider explains.

“She’s so grateful her show was renewed for a seventh season and she’s excited for what’s next.”

The singer’s talk show was renewed for Season 7 on Monday — the same day Blackstock celebrated his 48th birthday.

Reps for Clarkson and Blackstock did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.