American Idol nonetheless on the lookout for the following decide Katy Perry‘s exit. And though the followers of the hit collection demanded Kelly Clarkson to interchange Perry, the daytime speak present host tells ET there is a very heartfelt motive why she simply cannot.
Clarkson shared the knowledge Friday evening on the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards. — after her eponymous speak present received a Daytime Emmy A fantastic collection of daytime talks — tells ET’s Deirdre Behar that though she nonetheless has numerous large issues deliberate for this 12 months American Idol simply is not a part of that blend.
“No. No. I can not do it simply because I promised my kids. I used to be like, ‘I wish to be there so long as I can,'” Clarkson tells ET. “And that may have put me in Los Angeles, and that is why I needed to resign Voicethat I like this staff. And I miss them very a lot.”
Clarkson defined in 2023 that her exit from Voice comes from “combating” and never with the ability to “smile anymore,” which is why she felt the necessity to transfer along with her household. Clarkson has two kids, River Rose, 9, and Remington, 8 ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.
Clarkson, the very first American Idol winner moved her common speak present to New York in September 2002 after 4 seasons in Los Angeles. On the eve of the premiere of season 5, Clarkson advised ET that the transfer paid enormous dividends for her and her household.
Months after the large transfer, Clarkson tells ET that life within the “Metropolis That By no means Sleeps” continues to be nice.
“I needed to dwell for us. And we benefit from the park and one another each day,” she says. “As a mum or dad – folks get it – you solely get a lot time till they wish to hang around with you.”
She added: “That is the rationale [I can’t do Idol]. These are my kids.”
Throughout her speech, Clarkson thanked NBC executives for listening to her and serving to convey the present from one finish of the nation to the opposite.
“The truth that NBC, an enormous firm, took the time to hearken to me once I mentioned, ‘Hey, my life is not going very effectively. I do not know if I can dwell right here any longer. I do not know if I can do it,” she mentioned on stage whereas accepting the award. “They actually put their arms round us and helped us transfer.”
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