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Kelly Clarkson On Honesty: ‘Sometimes A Turd Is A Turd’

Author Laila Abuelhawa
Kelly Clarkson speaks onstage at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2023 in Hollywood, California.

Kelly Clarkson is living her honest truth. As the singer-songwriter gears up for the release of her upcoming studio album chemistry, she shared what she learned after going through heartbreak and divorce in a new interview. Per People, Clarkson, 41, says she needs to “not only be honest about those that are around me… but to be honest with myself.”

The talk show host doesn’t think she’s ever been a liar “by no means,” but she thinks that people “mold things and shape them to justify them instead of just being truly honest about what’s really happening because you don’t want it to be that way.” Kelly says it’s okay to be honest about things that are “not for me.” She believes we should be comfortable enough with not having “transactional relationships and that fear of losing something if you’re honest with them. Because you’re going to lose them anyway.”

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The “Breakaway” singer says, “At a certain age, we just get tired of trying to make everything shine.” She then gave a great analogy: “Sometimes a turd is a turd, and you can’t polish it. Sometimes it’s what it is. It’s okay.”

As we recently reported, Clarkson said her nearly seven-year marriage to Brandon Blackstock lasted as long as it did because of her ego. She shares son Remington “Remy” Alexander, 7, and daughter River Rose, 8, with Blackstock. Not wanting to put her children through what she did as a child, Clarkson added, “If I’m being completely honest, we don’t want to do what we saw done. I don’t want my kids to be those kids at school.” Her parents divorced when she was six years old.

Clarkson’s tenth studio album, chemistry. releases on June 23. She will also be heading to Las Vegas for a 10-show residency starting July 28. The dates are: July: 28 and 29 and August 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 18 and 19.

Kelly Clarkson's Best 'Kellyoke' Performances of 2023 (So Far)

Kelly Clarkson keeps cranking out amazing covers in her Kellyoke series. The singer and talk show host never fails to entertain with her genre-spanning covers. From Destiny’s Child to Lenny Kravitz to Chris Stapleton, you don’t know what song she will put her own spin on next.

Clarkson previously released an album of six of her covers from 2022 after “singing over 500” on The Kelly Clarkson Show, which she said was “near-impossible” to choose. The Kellyoke album was released in June of 2022 and features the following songs:

  1. “Blue Bayou” by Linda Ronstadt
  2. “Call Out My Name” by The Weeknd
  3. “Happier Than Ever” by Billie Eilish
  4. “Queen Of The Night” by Whitney Houston
  5. “Trampoline” by SHAED and Zayn
  6. “Fake Plastic Trees” by Radiohead

Announcing her upcoming 10th studio album, Chemistry, the singer said she didn’t want “everybody” to think that her emotions could just be simplified as angry or sad. She explained in a video, “This album is definitely the arc of an entire relationship, and a whole relationship shouldn’t be just brought down to one thing. So there’s the good, the bad, the ugly thing kinda going on in it.”

In addition to new music, Clarkson will also be heading to Las Vegas, singing fan favorites and new songs, for a 10-show residency starting July 28.

See our favorite Kellyoke performances of 2023 so far below:

Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.

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