{"id":1267,"date":"2026-05-07T19:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/kelly-clarkson-makes-surprising-career-move-after-abandoning-talk-show\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T19:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T19:51:18","slug":"kelly-clarkson-makes-surprising-career-move-after-abandoning-talk-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/kelly-clarkson-makes-surprising-career-move-after-abandoning-talk-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson makes surprising career move after abandoning talk show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127202448.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kelly Clarkson is returning to \u201cThe Voice\u201d after her eponymous daytime talk show comes to an end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeam Kelly has RE-entered the chat. Kelly Clarkson returns as a Coach this fall on The Voice!\u201d NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYC4iUKkpIC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced via Instagram<\/a> Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Clarkson originally appeared as a coach on the hit singing competition show from Seasons 14 to 21.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kelly Clarkson is returning to \u201cThe Voice\u201d after \u201cThe Kelly Clarkson Show\u201d wraps up after its current season. <span class=\"credit\">Trae Patton\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cTeam Kelly has RE-entered the chat. Kelly Clarkson returns as a Coach this fall on The Voice!\u201d NBC announced via Instagram Thursday.  <span class=\"credit\">Trae Patton\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>She then returned for Season 23, but later decided to leave the show and move to New York City with her two kids following her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/03\/26\/entertainment\/kelly-clarkson-has-no-regrets-about-difficult-divorce-from-brandon-blackstock-report\/\">divorce from Brandon Blackstock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy winner then <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/24\/style\/kelly-clarkson-debuts-bob-haircut-in-the-voice-return\/\">returned once more for Season 29<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Clarkson (pictured with fellow \u201cVoice\u201d coaches, John Legend, Adam Levine and host Carson Daly) previously appeared as a coach on the hit singing competition show from Seasons 14 to 21. <span class=\"credit\">Trae Patton\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She decided to leave the show and move to New York City with her kids following her\u00a0divorce from Brandon Blackstock.  <span class=\"credit\">Trae Patton\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One insider described her pending exit from daytime as \u201cdefinite,\u201d while another said it\u2019s \u201clikely that it will not go on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Her show] is a lot to put on, and looking at the landscape across daytime television, it\u2019s not sustainable anymore,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson, 44, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/02\/entertainment\/kelly-clarkson-confirms-daytime-talk-show-to-end-after-7-seasons\/\">confirmed the news herself<\/a> in an emotional Instagram post on Feb. 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been extremely fortunate to work with such an outstanding group of people at \u2018The Kelly Clarkson Show,\u2019 both in Los Angeles and New York,\u201d\u00a0she wrote at the time. \u201cThere have been so many amazing moments and shows over these seven seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The news comes months after Clarkson confirmed her eponymous daytime talk show was ending after seven seasons. <span class=\"credit\">Weiss Eubanks\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Page Six had exclusively revealed the news in January. <span class=\"credit\">The Kelly Clarkson Show\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cBreakaway\u201d songstress went on to say that she was \u201cforever grateful and honored to have worked alongside the greatest band and crew you could hope for\u201d as well as \u201call the talent and inspiring people who have shared their time and lives with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also praised all of her fans \u201cwho have supported our show\u201d since its premiere in 2019, before thanking NBC for \u201calways being such a supportive and incredible partner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson ended her message by acknowledging that while she is departing her daytime talk show after its current season, \u201cthis isn\u2019t goodbye.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Last summer, Clarkson was forced to step back from her show and take care of her two kids (pictured here) after her ex-husband died. <span class=\"credit\">kellyclarkson\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In February, sources said that Clarkson was ready for a \u201cnew phase\u201d that would allow her to be \u201cmore present at home.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Weiss Eubanks\/NBCUniversal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In February, sources told People the \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d winner was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/05\/celebrity-news\/inside-kelly-clarksons-next-phase-as-she-ends-intense-talk-show-after-7-years\/\">ready for her \u201cnext phase\u201d<\/a> that would give her \u201cthe space to be more present at home\u201d with her two children \u2014 River Rose, 11, and Remington, 9.<\/p>\n<p>Last summer, Clarkson was forced to step back from her show and take care of her family when Blackstock <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/07\/celebrity-news\/kelly-clarksons-ex-husband-brandon-blackstock-dead-at-48-after-cancer\/\">died following a private years-long battle with melanoma<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/29\/entertainment\/inside-kelly-clarksons-emotional-talk-show-return-after-brandon-blackstocks-death\/\">made an emotional return <\/a>to \u201cThe Kelly Clarkson Show\u201d in September 2025.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/05\/celebrity-news\/inside-kelly-clarksons-next-phase-as-she-ends-intense-talk-show-after-7-years\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/07\/entertainment\/kelly-clarkson-makes-surprising-career-move-after-abandoning-talk-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Clarkson is returning to \u201cThe Voice\u201d after her eponymous daytime talk show comes 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