Kelly Clarkson’s heartbreaking feedback on ex Brandon Blackstock reemerge following his dying

Kelly Clarkson made heartbreaking feedback when speaking about Brandon Blackstock earlier than his dying.

It was introduced yesterday (7 August) that the singer’s ex-husband had died on the age of 48. Blackstock had battled with most cancers for over three years and ‘handed away peacefully’.

‘Surrounded by household’ on the time of his dying, Clarkson had confirmed a day earlier that she was cancelling her tour as a result of expertise supervisor’s well being.

“Whereas I usually preserve my private life non-public, this previous 12 months, my youngsters’s father has been ailing and at this second, I have to be absolutely current for them,” she wrote in an announcement on Instagram.

The couple have been married for 9 years earlier than a two-year-long tough divorce was finalised in 2022, with Clarkson declared legally single in August 2021.

She was given main bodily custody of their children, River Rose, 11, and Remy Alexander, 9, with Blackstock ordered to pay month-to-month spousal help.

However regardless of the messiness surrounding the tip of their relationship, Clarkson has praised her ex-husband in addition to the unconditional love he had for his children.

In a earlier interview with PEOPLE, following their divorce, Clarkson made the heartbreaking feedback: “I’ve at all times recognized that love is difficult. For me, love has at all times include this elephant within the room of disappointment. I’ve recognized love will not be endlessly. I do not imply that to sound miserable, however I believe we put lots of stress on that phrase.

“Generally love is somebody and going, ‘This isn’t good for you. This isn’t good for me.’ That is a tough factor to face. However if you do, I believe you develop.”

And in a 2023 episode of Angie Martinez’s IRL podcast, she seemed again on the tough choice to finish her marriage.

“I believe the factor about divorce — particularly having it publicized, and folks pondering they know the entire thing — the toughest a part of that’s, like, it wasn’t an in a single day choice,” the ‘Stronger’ singer mentioned.

“I wished to make it lovely. I wished to make it superior. I wished to make it the whole lot it probably might be, and typically that simply does not occur.”

Whereas the divorce was tough for Clarkson, a supply beforehand mentioned: “However she at all times wished her children to have the most effective relationship attainable with their dad. She by no means spoke poorly about Brandon to the children.”

Confirming his dying yesterday, a rep for the household said in an announcement: “It’s with nice disappointment that we share the information that Brandon Blackstock has handed away.

“Brandon bravely battled most cancers for greater than three years. He handed away peacefully and was surrounded by household. We thanks to your ideas and prayers and ask everybody to respect the household’s privateness throughout this very tough time.”