Why Kelly Clarkson needed a ‘fresh start’ from California

 Kelly Clarkson’s big move is working out well for her.

The singer and talk show host, who is mom to daughter River Rose, 9, and son Remington Alexander, 7, recently relocated with her family from California to New York after her marriage to ex-husband Brandon Blackstock came to an end.

“I was very unhappy in LA and had been for several years. I needed a fresh start,” she told People.

Clarkson said she asked NBC to move “The Kelly Clarkson Show” across the country with her to help facilitate that change.

“We told NBC, ‘I’m not trying to sound ungrateful, I just can’t stay here anymore for my mental health; for me and my kids.’ They weren’t doing well either,” Clarkson said of her children. “For the past few years, I’d just been showing up and smiling and doing what I’m supposed to do, but you can only compartmentalize so long until you break.”

Clarkson said the energy of New York has revived her, and that she is in a much better place now.

“We go walk the dogs a few times at the park. We’ll go for ice cream because my daughter will wear me down. We’ll go make slime and we go to the museum,” she said of their life in the city.

“Walking in the city is quite the workout,” she added. “And I’m really into infrared saunas right now. And I just got a cold plunge because everybody wore me down.”

Clarkson told the publication she’s also revamped her diet.

“I eat a healthy mix. I dropped weight because I’ve been listening to my doctor — a couple years I didn’t,” she said. “And 90 percent of the time I’m really good at it because a protein diet is good for me anyway. I’m a Texas girl, so I like meat — sorry, vegetarians in the world!”

Helming one of the most popular daytime talk shows has not been easy, especially the first few years, Clarkson shared.

“Just to be able to come into season 5 feeling good and knowing my kids feel good— and the dust has settled,” she said. “Season 5 is my first season to actually enjoy every minute of it.”

“The Kelly Clarkson Show” was just nominated for a “best talk show” Critics Choice Award. The show also won the 2023 Daytime Emmy Awards for best talk show host and best daytime series.

Source: Orange County Register