Kelly Clarkson
and
Reba McEntire
may no longer be family, but it looks like their relationship is still good as gold.
While in New York City to promote her album
Chemistry
in June, the singer stopped by
Watch What Happens Live
to discuss all things career and life. As Kelly and host
Andy Cohen
chatted about her divorce from ex-husband
Brandon Blackstock
, he brought up how her former stepmother-in-law is incoming
The Voice
coach
Reba McEntire
(who was married to Brandon's father
Narvel Blackstock
).
Given how Reba and Kelly had a long-standing friendship before they both got divorced, Andy asked whether they kept in touch after their respective breakups.
"I mean we were friends before Brandon, we got together, so, yeah,"
she said
in the June 27 taping. "We were talking before she signed up to do
The Voice
, we were texting each other about that. We text each other all the time."
But that wasn't all
The Kelly Clarkson Show
personality had to say about Reba. When continuing to describe their years-long bond, Kelly reflected on how the two both went on similar life paths within a few years of one another.
"I think we're both, you know, women of sound mind that know that life doesn't work out sometimes," she continued on the Bravo show. "I mean ... well, she would know best! It's like literally the same thing. So, no hard feelings there. Just feelings!"
As fans may know, both Kelly and Reba first met when
they performed together
on the season 1 finale of
American Idol
in 2002.
At the time, Reba was married to Kelly's ex-husband's father Narvel, who she wed in 1989. A decade after their initial duet, Kelly would marry Brandon and have two children with him:
River Rose
and
Remington Alexander
.
In 2015, Reba
announced her divorce
from Narvel, with whom she had a son named
Shelby
. Kelly, on the other hand, would
split from Brandon
in June 2020. Since then, Reba has gone on to date actor
Rex Linn
, while Kelly hasn't explicitly mentioned a significant other in her personal life.
As for how they truly feel about one another, Kelly
honored Reba
at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2018.
"Sometimes when we meet our heroes, it doesn’t always pan out how you hope," she said at the event. "But meeting Reba, being friends with her and eventually becoming family has been one of the highlights of my life, truly."
As the entertainment and news associate editor for
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, Adrianna (she/her) writes about everything TV, movies, music and pop culture. She graduated from Yeshiva University with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in business management. She covers shows like
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