Kelly Clarkson reveals she will never get married again

Kelly Clarkson reveals she will never get married again.

Kelly Clarkson might be open to love, but she’s not actively seeking it. The 39-year-old musician and talk show host opened up on the Love Someone With Delilah podcast about her life mid-divorce and her new approach to relationships.

“I regret nothing,” Clarkson said of her past romances. “I feel like that’s what shapes you. It’s what makes you a better person. It’s what makes you recognize, ‘OK, I missed those red flags. I missed that or I ignored that on purpose.'” 

She also joked, “I almost called my next album Red Flag Collector.” “It’s one of those things you didn’t expect or anything, but at the same time, I’ve already had people be like, ‘Let me know when you’re wanting to date,'” Clarkson said of her love life. “It’s like, you know what, I don’t think you have to have someone with you all the time. I really do enjoy my work, my kids, my creative self. Sometimes I got stifled in relationships. It’s hard to be as creative as I can because sometimes I wear my heart on my sleeve.” 

Though she might not be eager to jump back into the dating pool, Clarkson does remain open to love. 

“Maybe in the future, you never know. Well, I do know I won’t get married again. But I just mean, you never know about love,” she shared. “It’s one of those things where we’re engineered — especially from where I’m from — to have to have that. And I don’t have that need.” Clarkson didn’t specify what warning signs she missed, but she didn’t mind poking fun at her mistaken judgement calls. “I almost called my next album Red Flag Collector,” the Texas native quipped. “I’m just collecting them … I was apparently wanting to do some kind of exhibit with a lot of them.”

The Kelly Clarkson Show host and Blackstock, 44, tied the knot in October 2013 after starting to date two years earlier. They share two children, daughter River Rose, 7, and son Remi, 5.

After filing for divorce in June 2020 and citing “irreconcilable differences,” Clarkson and her lawyer filed a motion in July 2021 for a separate trial to terminate her marital status so that she would be declared legally single while divorce proceedings continued. A judge signed off in September, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, declaring that their “marital or domestic partnership status” will end on January 7, 2022.

The American Idol alum noted that she’s not ready to jump back into the dating game yet. “I’ve already had people be like, ‘Let me know when you’re wanting to date,’” she explained on Tuesday’s podcast. “I don’t think you have to have someone with you all the time. I really do enjoy my work, my kids, my creative self, that sometimes — I got stifled. Like in relationships, it’s hard to be as creative as I can because I wear my heart on my sleeve, so I really enjoy [being single].”