Kelly Clarkson eyeing exit from daytime talkshow as NBC scrambles to keep her on the air

She wants to breakaway.Kelly Clarkson wants to quit her daytime talk show when her contract with NBC expires next year, leaving executives at the network scrambling to find ways to keep her onboard, Page Six reports. The news follows the “Since U Been” singer-turned-chat show queen’s still-unexplained absence from “The Kelly Clarkson Show” for nearly two weeks last month.

Reporting at the time suggested Clarkson left the airwaves because of a “personal matter.” Multiple sources have now told Page Six that the original “American Idol” winner, 42, wants to exit her eponymous talkshow to spend more time with her daughter River Rose, 10, and son Remy, 8.“Kelly’s No.1 priority is her children, and they always will be,” one industry insider told Page Six of the Texas native.

“The show is grueling.It’s a whole lot of work and I hear that Kelly would like to spend more time down South.”A rep for Clarkson declined to comment.

NBCU did not immediately reply to The Post’s request for comment.Clarkson recently got emotional speaking about her children on the 1,000th episode of her show, which also marked her return after her string of absences from the show.“On a personal level I think the most meaningful change for me at least is my own family,” Clarkson said, before being shown a clips of her kids’ appearances on her program.“Over the years I’ve had my kiddos onstage with me and they’ve always blown me away.So this is a look back on those memories,” she added, introducing the montage.“I’ve actually never seen this,” she shared, fighting back tears.

“So you’re crying.I’m not,” the singer then said with a laugh.The “Behind These Hazel Eyes” hitmaker also struck a personal chord in another segment in the milestone broadcast, confessing that she “lost, alone, a lot” over the course of the show’s nearly six year run “We created a community and supported each other through a lot of ups and downs — a l...