Keeping it casual. Kelly Clarkson is having a milestone birthday this year, but she’s not interested in going all out.“I am literally so low-key,” the “Because of You” songstress, 39, told E!
News on Tuesday, April 18. “I know it’s my big 4-0, but I’ve had a crazy two years, so I just wanted a chill birthday.”The Grammy winner’s big day is Sunday, April 24, but she and her friends aren’t planning a massive party or an elaborate getaway. “I’m going hiking with my friends, and that’s it, y’all,” she explained. “And we’re doing a dinner with my band, so that’s it.”Clarkson didn’t elaborate on what made her past two years so “crazy,” but fans know that the American Idol winner has dealt with a lot in both her personal and professional life.
Last month, the American Song Contest cohost settled with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock nearly two years after filing for divorce.A judge declared Clarkson legally single in September 2021, but she and the music manager, 45, continued battling over custody and their assets for several more months.
The duo, who tied the knot in October 2013, share daughter River, 7, and son Remington, 6.Per the terms of the divorce settlement, the Voice judge will have primary custody of the former couple’s little ones.
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