{"id":2026229,"date":"2025-09-16T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2026229"},"modified":"2025-09-16T13:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T13:19:55","slug":"reba-mcentire-shares-emotional-update-on-kelly-clarksons-kids-after-their-fathers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/reba-mcentire-shares-emotional-update-on-kelly-clarksons-kids-after-their-fathers-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Reba McEntire Shares Emotional Update on Kelly Clarkson\u2019s Kids After Their Father\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Singer<strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/decades-apart-2-taxi-stars-233327978.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reba McEntire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Reba McEntire<\/a><\/strong> is sharing some comments about <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/kelly-clarkson-spotted-1st-time-000251522.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kelly Clarkson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Kelly Clarkson<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s children, River, 11, and Remington, 9, following the August 2025 death of their father, <strong>Brandon Blackstock<\/strong>. McEntire and Brandon&#8217;s father, Narvel Blackstock, divorced in 2015 after a 26-year marriage, per<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1215325\/reba-mcentire-kelly-clarkson-kids-brandon-blackstock-death\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TV Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TV Insider reported that McEntire commented on Brandon&#8217;s death during a red carpet interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/media\/videos\/reba-mcentire-shares-how-kelly-clarksons-kids-are-handling-death-of-dad-brandon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Tonight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Tonight <\/a>at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/tv\/emmys-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 Emmy Awards;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2025 Emmy Awards<\/a>. In the September 14 interview, McEntire said she and Brandon&#8217;s surviving family members &#8220;miss him every minute.&#8221; In addition, she said his children, who also include his two older kids, Savannah, 23, and Seth, 18, mothered by his first ex-wife, Melissa Ashworth, &#8220;are doing well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They\u2019re all bonding together and hanging out with each other, and taking it one day at a time. We know God\u2019s got this,&#8221; said McEntire to the publication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brandon, who had been battling melanoma, died when he was 48, as reported by TV Insider. According to the publication, McEntire took to social media to honor her former stepson less than a week following his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cLast week, my stepson\/oldest son Brandon Blackstock went home to be with God. His struggle is over and he is in eternal peace in God\u2019s presence. There is no one else like him, and I\u2019m thankful for the time we had together. His legacy and laughter will be carried on through his family. Rest in peace cowboy. Happy trails to you til we meet again,&#8221; read the social media post, as reported by TV Insider.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Kelly Clarkson &amp; Brandon Blackstock Divorced in 2022<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/inside-reba-mcentire-close-bond-with-late-stepson-brandon-blackstock-11787415#:~:text=McEntire%20tied%20the%20knot%20with,marriage%20to%20Elisa%20Gayle%20Ritter.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People magazine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People magazine<\/a> reported that McEntire had spoken about her love for Brandon prior to his death. According to the publication, McEntire said he was her son during a 2021 interview with<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/reba-mcentire-says-she-wont-play-favorites-in-kelly-clarkson-and-brandon-blackstocks-divorce-173551\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Tonight.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Entertainment Tonight. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBrandon\u2019s been my son forever it seems. Although he\u2019s my stepson, I still love him like he\u2019s my total \u2014 my blood,&#8221; said McEntire, who has a biological son, Shelby, with Narvel, to Entertainment Tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clarkson and Brandon, who wed in 2013, finalized their divorce in 2022, per People magazine. According to the publication, McEntire and Clarkson maintained a positive relationship following the &#8220;Breakaway&#8221; singer&#8217;s split from Brandon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Kelly and I do talk, we text and I love them both, and so I can&#8217;t play favorites because I&#8217;ve been a friend of Kelly for a long time,&#8221; said McEntire during a 2021 Entertainment Tonight interview per People.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/reba-mcentire-shares-emotional-update-on-kelly-clarksons-kids-after-their-dads-death\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Parade<\/a> on Sep 15, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=parade.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SingerReba McEntire is sharing some comments about Kelly Clarkson&#8216;s children, River, 11, and Remington, 9, following the August 2025 death of their father, Brandon Blackstock. McEntire and Brandon&#8217;s father, Narvel Blackstock, divorced in 2015 after a 26-year marriage, per TV Insider. TV Insider reported that McEntire commented on Brandon&#8217;s death during a red carpet interview [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2026230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[345978,22530,42840,341849],"class_list":["post-2026229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-entertainment-tonight","tag-kelly-clarkson","tag-reba-mcentire","tag-tv-insider"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Reba-McEntire-Shares-Emotional-Update-on-Kelly-Clarksons-Kids-After.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2026229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2026230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2026229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2026229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2026229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}