Kelly Clarkson has spent the year helping her two young children navigate the death of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, after a battle with skin cancer. 10 Kelly Clarkson is reflecting on a difficult chapter one year after the death of the singer’s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock. (Pictured above in January 2020) WireImage10 “It’s been an incredibly emotional year for Kelly and the kids,” a source exclusively told Page Six. Instagram/@kellyclarkson10 The Grammy winner announced in February that the current season of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” would be its last after seven seasons. “I have been extremely fortunate to work with such an outstanding group of people at ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show,’ both in Los Angeles and New York,” the singer wrote.