Since she’s been gone.
Kelly Clarkson hinted on the private struggles she’s confronted in recent times as she celebrated the 1,000th episode of her daytime discuss present on Thursday following a string of mysterious absences that fearful followers.
“Welcome to the Kelly Clarkson Show and our 1,000th episode,” the “Stronger” singer, 42, proclaimed in a promo clip for Thursday’s episode.
Reflecting on this system’s historical past, she continued, “Our present premiered on September 9, 2019, with the assistance of some nice pals. Over the following 5 and a half years, we have now made 999 episodes. I can’t consider right this moment marks the 1,000th. It’s loopy.
“We have met some hugely talented people, tons of big stars and inspiring everyday heroes,” the unique “American Idol” winner recalled.
“We created a community and supported each other through a lot of ups and downs.”
She then quipped, “A lot of ups and downs personally as well,” in a seemingly unscripted apart about her private life.
Clarkson additionally famous her present’s bodily relocation from LA to New York and the expertise of filming throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
“For 1,000 episodes, we have laughed together, we have cried together with beautiful stories, sang together with some people, danced together, celebrated and competed together,” she shared.
“I’ve lost, alone, a lot,” she mentioned with a slight warble in her voice, seemingly alluding to her divorce from ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, although it may additionally confer with her 60-pound weight reduction. Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock, 48, in June 2020.
“It’s OK,” she then joked with a shrug.
“And along the way, we found comfort in one another,” Clarkson continued. “And looking back, we are all incredibly proud of what we’ve built and the community we’ve created.”
She concluded, “I am grateful to everyone who has been a part of this journey. It has been such a cool time. Thank you so much.”
Thursday’s pretaped episode included appearances from Tyler Perry and Alicia Vikander, together with a musical efficiency with Venezuelan duo Mau y Ricky.
Clarkson has been absent from a number of episodes of her present as of late, tapping movie star pals corresponding to Kal Penn, Roy Wooden Jr., Wanda Sykes, Brooke Shields, Willie Geist and Molly Sims to sub in for her.
Whereas the Grammy winner has known as on celebrities to take over internet hosting duties up to now, it was her seemingly unplanned absence on the March 3 episode of her present that spurred concern from followers.
“Kelly isn’t able to make it today. We’re sending her our very best,” visitor host Simu Liu instructed the viewers.
“I did not know that I was doing this until about five minutes ago when I arrived to promote my new movie, ‘Last Breath,’” the “Barbie” actor continued. “I’m here now, and look, I’m not one to back down from a challenge.”
Although Clarkson returned the next day, she was then MIA from March 6 till Tuesday, inflicting a frenzy on social media.
Whereas reviews surfaced that she had been gone resulting from a private matter, Clarkson didn’t handle her absence on Tuesday’s episode. Andy Cohen then hosted the present on Wednesday earlier than the singer re-appeared Thursday for her 1,000th episode.
In the meantime, “Kelly Clarkson Show” government producer and showrunner Alex Duda has insisted the dialog over Clarkson’s absences is way ado about nothing and “so funny.”
“Every season there’s been a period where we had to go to guest hosts for one reason or another,” she instructed Deadline in an interview revealed Thursday. “But for some reason this year they wrote about it.”
Tracie Wilson, government Vice President of NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and E! Information, added, “I love that they missed their Kelly, but we’ve done this before. I can’t even tell you how many texts I got from family and friends too. Yes, we’ve had guest hosts a lot over the years, so it’s just something about this year. But you’re right, people love their Kelly and they want her on the air, so we appreciate that.”
