On September 4, 2002, Kelly Clarkson won American Idol, and she was promised $1 million and a car. Or so she thought.
It has been 23 years, and she still hasn’t gotten that car she was promised. Nor did she get that $1 million in prize money.
What? That is what she told The Traitors’ winner, Rob Rauch, on her talk show when he revealed to her that he has not gotten his prize money for winning the show.
Then, I think she wanted to make him feel better, and she told him, “You probably weren’t alive when I was on American Idol, but I was literally on the show, and they were like, ‘Oh, you win a million dollars,’ or whatever. No, you didn’t. They lied. You did not, no. It was like a million dollars’ worth of investment in you. And then they said you get a car, and I needed it because my car is bashed in and I couldn’t afford the deductible.”
But hey, she got the movie From Justin to Kelly. Oh, wait, that will not make things sound any better to her or anyone else but me, who liked that film.
Anyways, she concluded her thoughts by jokingly telling Rausch that he will never see the money. I bet he wishes he knew that before he bought Maura Higgins that Birkin.
Fun fact: You have to pay the taxes on your winnings of any prize. So in the long run, it might be better not to take the prize. That is why there are rooms on studio lots dedicated to all of the game show prizes that people rejected rather than pay the taxes on something that is not really worth it.
Daytime television is going to look a lot different next season because it will be missing two talk shows.
After a year of speculation, Kelly Clarkson made it official that she will be leaving her talk show at the end of this season.
“I have been extremely fortunate to work with such an outstanding group of people at ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show,’ both in Los Angeles and New York,” Clarkson said. “There have been so many amazing moments and shows over these seven seasons. I am forever grateful and honored to have worked alongside the greatest band and crew you could hope for, all the talent and inspiring people who have shared their time and lives with us, all the fans who have supported our show and to NBC for always being such a supportive and incredible partner. Because of all of that, this was not an easy decision, but this season will be my last hosting ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show.’ Stepping away from the daily schedule will allow me to prioritize my kids, which feels necessary and right for this next chapter of our lives. This isn’t goodbye. I’ll still be making music, playing shows here and there and you may catch me on “The Voice” from time to time … you never know where I might show up next. But for now, I want to thank y’all so much for allowing our show to be a part of your lives, and for believing in us and hanging with us for seven incredible years.”
While the American Idol is voluntarily ending her show, Sherri Shepherd is not.
“This decision is driven by the evolving daytime television landscape and does not reflect on the strength of the show, its production – which has found strong creative momentum this season – or the incredibly talented Sherri Shepherd,” Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus said. “We believe in this show and in Sherri and intend to explore alternatives for it on other platforms.”
Maybe Sherri could replace Kelly, and this way, NBC won’t have to work too hard to find a replacement. That is, if NBC decides to go with another talk show.
Hopefully, they will. If not, then there will only be two talk shows left on broadcast: The Drew Barrymore Show and The Jennifer Hudson Show.
A year ago, there were rumors that Kelly Clarkson was ending her NBC daytime talk show, and a few months later, we learned that her ex-husband, who is the father of her two children, was sick and eventually lost his battle to cancer in August.
After that, the rumors about The Kelly Clarkson Show ending went silent. However, now that her contract is coming up and it is getting near the time for both her and the network to make a decision, the rumors are starting up again.
A source told Page Six, “[Her show] is a lot to put on, and looking at the landscape across daytime television, it’s not sustainable anymore.”
However, other insiders say that no decision has been made.
So, from now until they announce the show is ending or continuing, we will be hearing rumors about both.
If I were a network exec, I would move on and look for another host. People thought that Ellen DeGeneres would be doing her show forever, and where is she now?
The Kelly Clarkson Show is back on Monday, and you know what that means. It is time for a whole new season of Kellyoke.
Well, after six seasons, she has run out of song ideas. So, she is asking us to help her out for season 7.
I requested BOB by Macy Gray. However, there are so many more songs, like I Touch Myself by The Divinyls, anything from Wheeler Walker, Dance 10, Looks Three, aka Tits & Ass, from A Chorus Line, Cardi B. and Megan Thee Stallion’s WAP, and anything from From Justin to Kelly!
What songs do you want to hear her perform this season?
This Summer has been full of ups and downs for Kelly Clarkson. The ups were a successful Las Vegas residency and returning to The Voice for a special edition with John Legend and Adam Levine, which will debut in 2026. The downside was that Brandon Blackstock, her ex-husband and father to her two children, passed away last month. Because of his death, she ended her residency early and took some time off from taping the singing competition.
Now that Fall is quickly approaching, it is time for her to get back to her daytime show. So, when will she be back taping The Kelly Clarkson Show? NBC announced that production begins on September 8th with new episodes airing on September 29th.
Who will her first guests be for the 7th season? It is off to a good start with Emily Blunt, Marion Cotillard, Colin Farrell, Scarlett Johansson, Dwayne Johnson, Matthew McConaughey, Lionel Richie, Julia Roberts, Shonda Rhimes, Margot Robbie, Sylvester Stallone, Channing Tatum, Reese Witherspoon, and others.
