Kelly Clarkson, 39, is one of the biggest household names but that hasn’t stopped her from going through with legally changing her name.
The American Idol star has dropped her last name, as confirmed in docs obtained by Page Six. “There being no objections, the petition for change of name is granted,” the docs read. “The Decree is signed and filed.
The Petitioner’s name is changed from KELLY BRIANNE CLARKSON to KELLY BRIANNE.” Kelly first revealed her plans to change her name in February.
In court doc, she shared that she felt the “new name more fully reflects who I am,” per Us Weekly. Even though her legal name is Kelly Brianne, she recently implied that she may still go by Kelly Clarkson, at least as her stage name. “I just got divorced, so I had to drop my married last name,” Kelly said at the L.A.
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