Kelly Clarkson appears to be hinting at what led to her divorce from Brandon Blackstock

She shocked fans with the news of her divorce earlier this year.

But Kelly Clarkson appeared to hint at a possible reason behind her split from Brandon Blackstock.

Reflecting on how grateful she was this year on her eponymous talk show, Kelly said: ‘I’m grateful in 2020 for the lesson I learned about … myself. ”

She added: “ Even at 38, I feel like I’m always changing and moving forward in a good way, in a good way. And I always want to make sure I’m the best version of myself.

Kelly also revealed that her mother Jeanne has always had a big influence on her decisions.

She said: ‘My mom has been telling me since I was a kid: you are who you surround yourself with.

“ You want to make sure that you are surrounded by people who also want to be the best versions of themselves and who also want a good common goal for everyone, not just for themselves, right?

“People, like, might be bad for you in a while. And I think everybody just says, “Oh, that means they’re bad.” Well, that doesn’t necessarily mean that, it just means you’re on different paths. And I think it’s okay.

“Everyone is on a different learning curve.

Kelly filed for divorce from Brandon earlier this year after seven years of marriage and two children together.

The singer had previously said she wasn’t going to be fully transparent about the split because of the two children she shares with Brandon, daughter River, six, and son Remington, four.

The pop star told the Los Angeles Times in September, “ I’m a very open person, but I won’t be able to be really open about this in some ways because there are kids involved. ”

Since the split, Kelly has taken care of her career.

In addition to hosting the Kelly Clarkson Show, she is also a coach on The Voice.