Kelly Clarkson 'files to legally remove last name' amid ongoing divorce

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Kelly Clarkson has reportedly filed documents to legally change her name, 20 years after she first found fame on American Idol.PHOTOS: Inside Kelly Clarkson's jaw-dropping $5.4m LA mega-mansionThe singer-songwriter turned talk show hosts filed the petition on Monday 14 February.

She is requesting to be known legally as Kelly Brianne, her first and middle names. US Weekly first reported the news and wrote that the mom-of-two had a "desire to go by her first and middle names" because the "new name more fully reflects who I am".WATCH: Kelly Clarkson reveals she's 'broken' as she quarantines with her two children inside her family homeKelly will attend a hearing on 28 March.

HELLO! has contacted reps for Kelly for comment.The Voice judge is a mom to River Rose, seven, and Remington Alexander, five, whom she welcomed with her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock.WOW: Rebel Wilson, Taraji P.

Henson and Kelly Clarkson sparkle as they celebrate 2022 NFL HonorsMORE: Kelly Clarkson's stepdaughter welcomes first childShe filed for divorce in June 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage.