Kelly Clarkson Cries With Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock’s Former Stepmother Reba During ‘The Voice’ Rehearsals

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An ongoing bond. Kelly Clarkson and Reba shared a sweet moment after reuniting on season 23 of The Voice.During the Knockout Rounds, which began on Monday, April 17, Clarkson, 40, and Reba, 68, were both moved by Kala Banham‘s performance of Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris.”“Kala surprised me the most,” the Texas native said about her newest team member. “She can make you cry after the first three notes — that’s rare!”In response, Reba praised the way Banham affected Clarkson, adding, “The emotions that she showed, I got chills, Kelly cried.

That’s what you want from a performer.”Later in the episode, the Mega Mentor showed her support for Blake Shelton‘s team member Kylee Dayne after she sang Celine Dion’s version of “All by Myself.”“You really touched my heart,” the Oklahoma native told the contestant after getting emotional at the rehearsal. “That’s the biggest thing, is to capture somebody in the audience, to where they’re sobbing, or laughing.

Get some emotion out of them — and you did it for me.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesReba’s addition to The Voice comes after she previously mentored Team Blake in 2011.

The country singer joins coaches Shelton, 46, Clarkson, Niall Horan and Chance the Rapper to help aspiring performers make their way to the finale.Before appearing on the NBC competition series, Reba and Clarkson became friends after they performed together during the season 1 finale of American Idol in 2002.