{"id":63403,"date":"2023-12-20T21:29:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T21:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/20\/kelly-clarkson-says-she-needs-to-work-on-me-before-dating\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T21:29:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T21:29:16","slug":"kelly-clarkson-says-she-needs-to-work-on-me-before-dating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/20\/kelly-clarkson-says-she-needs-to-work-on-me-before-dating\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson Says She Needs to \u2018Work on Me\u2019 Before Dating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/kelly-clarkson-15139\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kelly Clarkson<\/strong><\/a> sang it best: \u201cDon\u2019t need somebody when I got me.\u201d While fans have been hoping for the <em>American Idol<\/em> alum to get back out there and date after her divorce from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/brandon-blackstock-15299\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brandon Blackstock<\/strong><\/a>, she said she has some work to do on herself first.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly, 41, connected with <strong>Shannen Doherty<\/strong> over finding love after a divorce on her talk show on Wednesday, December 20. While Shannen, 52 \u2014 who filed for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/divorce-14997\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">divorce<\/a> from husband <strong>Kurt Iswarienko<\/strong> in April \u2014 said she felt ready to get back out there, the \u201cStronger\u201d hitmaker said she was \u201cenjoying me\u201d too much to date again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like dog love for the moment,\u201d she joked, explaining that she would rather cuddle with her dogs in bed right now than with a man.<\/p>\n<p>Getting more serious, Kelly added, \u201cI think, too, there\u2019s a lot to learn about yourself in a relationship and how you are in a relationship. I think I need a little more work on that end of it. \u2026 I think I need a little bit more work on me in a relationship and how to make sure I take care of myself at the same time as somebody else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pop star concluded, \u201cIt\u2019s not so much that I\u2019m like, \u2018ugh, men,\u2019 it\u2019s just like, maybe a little work on me. And also, I love me and I love spending time with me! It\u2019s really great. It feels powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shannen Doherty Is Ready To Find Love Again\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XuqYY0abLec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/kelly-clarkson-and-brandon-blackstocks-divorce-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelly filed for divorce from Brandon<\/a>, 47, in June 2020 after seven years of marriage. The divorce was finalized in March 2022, with Kelly getting primary custody of their kids, River Rose, 9, and Remington Alexander, 7. She was ordered to pay her ex a one-time payment of $1.3 million, plus $45,600 per month in child support and $115,000 per month in spousal support until January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>After her divorce, Kelly got candid about feeling \u201climited\u201d in her relationship with Brandon and like her light \u201cdimmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo dull yourself so you feel like somebody else can shine or so you feel like you\u2019re not in the way or whatever the situation is\u2026 that\u2019s not a healthy way to live,\u201d she said during her June appearance on <strong>Glennon Doyle<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cWe Can Do Hard Things\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have been shipping Kelly with musicians and actors like <strong>Brett Eldredge<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/fans-ship-kelly-clarkson-with-teddy-swims-after-sultry-duet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Teddy Swims<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>Jason Momoa<\/strong>. However, she\u2019s made it clear that she\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/kelly-clarkson-on-dating-after-brandon-blackstock-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enjoying single life right now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo I have a boyfriend? No! And not looking,\u201d she said on an Instagram Live in September. \u201cI have two kids, two dogs, three rabbits, a hamster, multiple jobs. You know, you think you\u2019re going to spend the rest of your life with somebody, and you don\u2019t. It\u2019s hard to start over.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/kelly-clarkson-says-she-needs-to-work-on-me-before-dating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelly Clarkson sang it best: \u201cDon\u2019t need somebody when I got me.\u201d While fans have been hoping for the American Idol alum to get back out there and date after her divorce from Brandon Blackstock, she said she has some work to do on herself first. 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