It was fairly the shock — amid talks that Kelly Clarkson is perhaps contemplating leaving her discuss present — to listen to that the singer can be returning to The Voice for its twenty ninth season subsequent spring. The American Idol champ left the singing competitors in 2023 when she moved manufacturing of The Kelly Clarkson Present to New York. So, whereas there are understandably considerations about what this information means for the discuss present, her pals are additionally reportedly involved about Clarkson herself.
Kelly Clarkson has spoken candidly (and in some folks’s opinion too candidly) about how demanding her discuss present’s schedule is. Now, in keeping with Star, including The Voice: Battle of Champions is just going so as to add extra stress to her plate, and “the sensation is she’s taking up an excessive amount of.” The supply continued:
It’s astonishing to pals that she’s taken this provide. In fact, The Voice is a favourite of hers and it’ll be enjoyable, however folks would have most well-liked for her to move on it, take a break, be with household and cease worrying about cash and placing herself within the highlight.
The Voice’s twenty ninth season has already begun filming concurrently with Season 28, which is able to air on the 2025 TV schedule this fall with coaches Reba McEntire, Snoop Dogg, Niall Horan and Michael Bublé. Kelly Clarkson’s comeback season will premiere in February 2026 and have fellow teaching icons Adam Levine and John Legend.
Along with filming the NBC singing competitors, Kelly Clarkson can be within the midst of a Las Vegas residency — which itself was the supply of drama when the singer canceled the primary two reveals on the final minute earlier this month — and has one season left on her contract for The Kelly Clarkson Present, which is able to return within the fall. Clarkson’s pals allegedly assume it’s all an excessive amount of and say she’s “fully burning out and working on fumes.” They mentioned:
She hasn’t pulled the plug on her discuss present, however bosses need her to remain regardless of their variations, and conferences are within the works. She’s juggling so many balls directly.
Different sources had beforehand advised that she could also be seeking to shift the main focus of her profession again to music however that she’s not dashing into any choices.
Concern for the only mother of two started earlier this 12 months, when she missed a number of tapings of The Kelly Clarkson Present as a result of a “non-public matter.” There have been additionally rumors of issues behind the scenes, because the host allegedly expressed a want to spend extra time together with her youngsters.
This makes taking up one other enterprise particularly complicated, however with The Voice manufacturing and her residency underway — and probably talks about whether or not or to not proceed her stint on daytime TV — all we are able to do is wait to see what occurs and hope she heeds her pals’ alleged warnings.
We’ll have to attend a bit till we are able to see Kelly Clarkson return as a coach on The Voice, however followers are already excited to see Niall Horan reunite with Reba McEntire on Season 28 this fall. No premiere date has been introduced, however episodes will air on NBC and be obtainable to stream the following day with a Peacock subscription.