Kelly Clarkson Explains Name Change: Kelly Brianne Is ‘For My Personal Life’

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Still Miss Independent — and Miss Clarkson! Kelly Clarkson spoke out after Us Weekly obtained documents requesting her legal name change to “Kelly Brianne,” noting her professional name isn’t going anywhere.“I just got divorced, so I had to drop my married last name.

I just kept my middle name for my personal life. I’m still Kelly Clarkson,” the 39-year-old musician told PEOPLE (the TV Show!) on Monday, March 21. “I don’t think I can change Clarkson at this point.

I’m 20 years in!”According to the legal paperwork filed by Clarkson in February, the American Idol alum said she had a “desire” to go by her first and middle names because “my new name more fully reflects who I am” amid her split from Brandon Blackstock.

While their divorce was finalized earlier this month, a hearing regarding Clarkson’s name is set for March 28.The Kelly Clarkson Show host filed for divorce from the talent manager, 45, in June 2020 after six years of marriage.