Kelly Clarkson fights back tears on emotional 1,000th episode of talk show after bizarre string of absences

Kelly Clarkson is feeling thankful for her kids.The original “American Idol” took an emotional trip down memory lane on the 1,000th episode of her eponymous talk show, which aired on Thursday.

Clarkson, 42, fought back tears as she watched a montage of her two children’s cameos on the daytime program shown at the end of the special episode.The “A Moment Like This Singer” shares two kids with her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, 48: son Remington “Remy” Alexander, 8, and daughter River Rose, 10.Clarkson filed for divorce from the talent manager in June 2020.

The pair reached a final settlement in March 2022.Looking back on the many changes that have occurred since “The Kelly Clarkson Show” hit airwaves in 2019, the Grammy winner said, “On a personal level I think the most meaningful change for me at least is my own family.“Over the years I’ve had my kiddos on stage with me and they’ve always blown me away.So this is a look back on those memories.”“I’ve actually never seen this,” she added before quipping, “So you’re crying.

I’m not.” A camera remained fixed on the singer as she watched the series of clips and, at times, fought her tears.After the montage ended with Remy singing a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s song “My Way,” a proud and emotional Clarkson applauded along with the studio audience.“That was really sweet,” she said after the montage ended.“Oh, that was really sweet.” Checking her makeup in a vanity monitor, she joked, “And, look I kept it together you guys.”“They didn’t fall,” Clarkson added, seemingly referring to her tears.

“River and Remy, I love you so much.I’m so proud of you both,” she went on.

“They’re just fearless and very bold.They’re more like me as an adult, not what I was like as a child, so they talk a lot too.

You are what I’m liking today, my little ones, and every day I love them so much.”Clarkson has previously spoken about raising her kids amid her d...