Kelly Clarkson makes surprising career move after abandoning talk show

Kelly Clarkson is returning to “The Voice” after her eponymous daytime talk show involves an finish.

“Team Kelly has RE-entered the chat. Kelly Clarkson returns as a Coach this fall on The Voice!” NBC announced via Instagram Thursday.

Clarkson initially appeared as a coach on the hit singing competitors show from Seasons 14 to 21.

She then returned for Season 23, however later determined to depart the show and move to New York City along with her two children following her divorce from Brandon Blackstock.

The Grammy winner then returned once more for Season 29 final 12 months.

On Jan. 19, Page Six solely revealed that the singer would be wrapping up “The Kelly Clarkson Show” after Season 7, which is presently airing.

One insider described her pending exit from daytime as “definite,” whereas one other stated it is “likely that it will not go on.”

“[Her show] is a lot to put on, and looking at the landscape across daytime television, it’s not sustainable anymore,” the supply stated.

Clarkson, 44, confirmed the news herself in an emotional Instagram publish on Feb. 2.

“I have been extremely fortunate to work with such an outstanding group of people at ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show,’ both in Los Angeles and New York,” she wrote on the time. “There have been so many amazing moments and shows over these seven seasons.”

The “Breakaway” songstress went on to say that she was “forever grateful and honored to have worked alongside the greatest band and crew you could hope for” in addition to “all the talent and inspiring people who have shared their time and lives with us.”

She additionally praised all of her followers “who have supported our show” since its premiere in 2019, earlier than thanking NBC for “always being such a supportive and incredible partner.”

Clarkson ended her message by acknowledging that whereas she is departing her daytime talk show after her present season, “this isn’t goodbye.”

In February, sources advised People the “American Idol” winner was ready for her “next phase” that may give her “the space to be more present at home” along with her two youngsters — River Rose, 11, and Remington, 9.

Last summer time, Clarkson was pressured to step again from her show and maintain her household when Blackstock died following a private years-long battle with melanoma.

She made an emotional return to “The Kelly Clarkson Show” in September 2025.