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Kelly Clarkson<\/strong><\/a> is longing to make music with suddenly single Kevin Costner<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 and sources exclusively tell Life & Style<\/em> she\u2019s jockeying for the Yellowstone<\/em> star to ask her out on a date.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s crushing on him big time and making it known in his circle that she\u2019d like to date him if he\u2019s game,\u201d says a source.<\/p>\n Now that the 69-year-old is back on the market after his 2023 split from ex-wife Christine Baumgartner<\/strong>, 50, sources say the 42-year-old daytime TV host is scoping him out for her first serious romance since her divorce from Brandon Blackstock<\/strong> in 2022.<\/p>\n \u201cShe thinks he\u2019d be perfect,\u201d says the insider. \u201cHe shares her love of ranch life and the Old West, and she thinks he has real depth!\u201d<\/p>\n The pair had \u201cinstant\u201d chemistry when the Oscar winner appeared on Kelly\u2019s talk show last month to promote his new movie<\/a>, Horizon: An American Saga<\/em>, a source says.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone noticed how well they got along, and now Kelly can\u2019t stop talking about him,\u201d our source reveals. \u201cShe likes a guy with a little mileage on him and she thinks Kevin\u2019s a sweetheart and a gentleman!\u201d<\/p>\n After a nasty divorce from her 47-year-old music manager ex, Kevin\u2019s $250 million net worth would be an undeniable step up for the newly slimmed-down American Idol<\/em> alum<\/a>, who recently admitted<\/a> she lost 60 lbs on diet drugs.<\/p>\n \u201cKelly is feeling really good these days. She\u2019s much flirtier and she poured it on thick for Kevin,\u201d says a source. \u201cShe insists she doesn\u2019t give a hoot how much money a man\u2019s got, but a man with a bank balance bigger than hers would be a welcome change. She hopes he\u2019ll take the hint!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n