Kelly Clarkson has officially been on the market for two years but she still finds dating incredibly uncomfortable.
Clarkson confessed on her eponymous talk show that she finds courtship ‘awkward’ as she opened up to guest Tiffany Haddish about her dating troubles.
The American Idol winner, 42, is looking for love again after her 2022 divorce from Brandon Blackstock, whom she is currently embroiled in legal battle with.
Clarkson got a pep talk from Haddish, 44, as she candidly admitted her struggles with dating.
‘I get so nervous,’ Kelly confessed after Haddish called the process ‘fun’. ‘It’s awkward,’ Clarkson added.
Kelly Clarkson has officially been on the market for two years but she still finds dating incredibly uncomfortable
Clarkson was previously married to Brandon Blackstock for nearly seven years; pictured 2020
‘It’s not that I don’t think I’m a prize, I just find it awkward,’ she said, adding: ‘And it’s the same things — “Where did you grow up?”‘
Clarkson believes part of the problem is how little experience she has actually dating.
‘I don’t think I’ve dated a lot. I think that’s the thing,’ she said, ‘Maybe I just haven’t done it enough.’
She admitted being a busy single mom of two has also thrown a wrench into her ability to find a partner.
‘I love adventure, but I’m gonna be real with you – there’s not a lot of time for adventure, ’cause I’m a single mom, so there’s not a lot of time,’ she said.
‘Well when they’re in school,’ Tiffany began.
‘I’m at work,’ Kelly said. ‘And then when I get home, I’m just me, doing all the homework and the things.’
‘I have a nanny, but only for when I’m not there,’ she clarified. ‘I’m not one of those people who has a nanny at your house when you’re there.’
Clarkson got a pep talk on dating from Haddish
‘I get so nervous,’ Kelly confessed after Haddish called the process ‘fun’. ‘It’s awkward,’ Clarkson added
Unlike Clarkson, Haddish was having a lot of ‘fun’ dating
Clarkson wed Blackstock in 2013 and together they share daughter River Rose, nine, and and son Remington Alexander, eight.
The songstress filed for divorce in 2020 and it was finalized in 2022.
Clarkson reportedly has ‘no regrets’ over ending her nearly seven-year marriage to Blackstock.
She has been on the market since her split from Brandon; pictured 2018
Two years after finalizing their divorce, following their bitter split in 2020, the singer is reportedly feeling better than ever and ‘doing really well.’
‘She is happy that she left L.A. for N.Y. She has the primary custody of the kids and is a great mom,’ a source recently told People.
The insider noted that ‘although she loves working, the kids are her world.’
Additionally, ‘she is very hands-on and fun’ mom to her two children.
‘The divorce was difficult, but she recovered quickly and has no regrets,’ the source added.
