Kelly Clarkson Is Planning a ‘Complete Overhaul of Her Show’ Before Taking Over Ellen DeGeneres’ TV Slot
31.03.2022 - 15:47
/ usmagazine.com
She’s taking it “Piece by Piece”! Kelly Clarkson is giving her talk show a makeover.
“She will be taking a few weeks off to take the kids on vacation, but will be focused on complete overhaul of her show as she takes over for Ellen,” an insider exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
The Kelly Clarkson Show will be replacing Ellen DeGeneres’ long-running The Ellen DeGeneres Show in NBC’s 3 p.m. ET time slot. Ellen will go off the air on May 26 after 19 seasons. The original American Idol winner’s show currently airs at 2 p.m. ET.
As it stands, the format of Clarkson’s eponymous, Emmy-winning talk show involves the “Because of You” singer interviewing celebrity guests, meeting everyday people with fascinating stories, covering hit songs and playing games. In December 2020, the show was renewed until 2023. It is currently in its third season.
The American Song Contest cohost has been making several big changes in recent months. On March 10, after seven years of marriage and a two-year court battle, Clarkson finally settled her divorce from Brandon Blackstock, with whom she shares two kids: River Rose, 7, and Remy, 5. Later that month, on Monday, March 28, she also legally changed her name to Kelly Brianne, according to court documents obtained by Us — though she will still go by Kelly Clarkson professionally.
When filing for the name change in February, the Texas native cited the reason for wanting to go by her first and middle name. Per documents obtained by Us, she stated that the moniker “more fully reflects who I am.”
The Voice coach previously opened up on her talk show about her fears regarding the impact the divorce could have on her children.
“It’s horrible. There are so many hard parts,” she said of her split