Kelly Clarkson’s daughter River Rose Blackstock brought her mother to tears by sharing a sweet memory on The Kelly Clarkson Show’s finale.
The Stronger singer kicked off the last episode on a bittersweet note as an era came to a close. After a live rendition of Golden, the Oscar-winning song from KPop Demon Hunters, the American Idol winner did her last edition of “What I’m Liking,” which she dedicated to her kids.
The talk show host reminded viewers that a big reason she did the show was her children. She has two children with her late ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock: a 12-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son Remington Alexander Blackstock.
“My kiddos have always come first. They’re a big reason I did this show. Just the stability, the schedule. They’re also a big reason it’s time to say goodbye. I’m such a proud mama. They’re the greatest kids in the world,” she told the audience.
Clarkson noted that when the show started, Rivera was in kindergarten, and she’s now about to enter middle school, while her son Remy had his singing debut on the talk show.
Her kids were in the stands, and the doting mother asked what their favourite moments were.
“I liked talking to Jason Momoa and singing with the band,” Remy said.
River’s response moved A Moment Like This songstress to tears when she said, “I liked watching you shine every single day.”
After trying to hold back the tears, she responded, “That’s so sweet. OK, you got me. You just opened me on my own show.”
Clarkson asked her kids to come up to the stage with her, where she continued to thank “everyone on our staff and crew, my band, the viewers, and every single guest teacher that was on the show.”
“For seven years, I’ve ended each episode by saying, ‘Have a great day, and if it’s not, change it.’ I say that because while we have to accept that life is totally out of our control, each moment, though, truly depends on how we choose to respond or react to it,” she said. “You don’t have to attend the negative party you were invited to, I’ve been told by a therapist, so there you go.”
She continued, “And if you remind yourself once a day that you have that choice, you know to respond how you really want to be and who you really are inside, I promise that habit is going to become a part of you, and your life will respond to you in return.”
As the credits rolled on the screen and with her kids by her side, Clarkson closed her final show, saying, “Before we turn the page, have a great day, and if it’s not, change it.”
