A number of questions have surrounded Kelly Clarkson over the previous a number of months resulting from absences from her speak present and canceled live performance dates. An unlucky clarification got here on August 7, when it was revealed that her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock died of most cancers after a personal three-year battle. So what did the 48-year-old’s last months seem like? An insider describes a peaceable life for Blackstock in Montana, the place he reportedly felt most “at residence.”
A lot of Kelly Clarkson’s followers seemingly keep in mind Brandon Blackstock for preventing with the American Idol alum over their Montana ranch throughout their divorce and, whereas the couple actually went by way of some contentious instances, his analysis modified their perspective. She allowed their two kids to spend extra time with their dad at his residence, with US Weekly reporting that Blackstock loved the tranquility of Massive Sky Nation. They stated:
Brandon lived a fairly quiet life in Montana. That was how he preferred it. Although he labored in leisure up to now, that was not his persona. He was at residence in Montana.
Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock met by way of the music business and had been married for seven years earlier than she filed for divorce in 2020. After an extended authorized battle, Blackstock moved out of Clarkson’s ranch in 2022 and bought his personal bachelor pad, the place he ran a cattle ranching enterprise. The insider continued:
He had his ranch and rodeo, however he most well-liked to go underneath the radar. A few of the individuals who labored with him at Starstruck [Entertainment] ended up shifting to Montana to work on the rodeo with him.
Brandon Blackstock was recognized with most cancers in 2022 after his divorce from Kelly Clarkson was finalized. His well being allegedly “took a really dangerous flip” up to now 12 months, and the supply alleges that previously six months he had “spent a ton of time together with his household.”
That features the 2 kids he shares with Kelly Clarkson — 11-year-old River and 9-year-old Remington — which explains why the speak present host missed these tapings of The Kelly Clarkson Present, as she labored to guard her household’s privateness. Sources additionally stated that the state of affairs was considerably troublesome for Clarkson, provided that she was dealing with transport for her and Blackstock’s youngsters. Nonetheless, it is also been alleged that the singer and media persona put in lots of effort for her youngsters to see their dad.
“Everyone seems to be in shock,” the insider alleges, as Brandon Blackstock’s situation deteriorated reasonably shortly. They stated:
Brandon was touring and doing issues. Even a number of months again he seemed okay. He seemed skinny however he seemed like himself. Nobody can consider it…. He beloved having his household with him and beloved when the youngsters would go to. He beloved his animals and that was a ardour he shared together with his daughter Savannah.
Alongside together with his two youngsters with Kelly Clarkson, Brandon Blackstock additionally shared 23-year-old Savannah and 19-year-old Seth with ex-wife Melissa Ashworth. Blackstock was additionally a grandfather to Savannah’s son Lake, who was born in 2022.
It appears like Brandon Blackstock made essentially the most of his last months, spending time with household within the place that he beloved. Right here at Cinemablend, our condolences exit Blackstock’s total household in addition to his pals.