Seriously? OMG! WTF?

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Kelly Clarkson was supposed to start her Las Vegas residency on Friday. She even rehearsed on stage just hours beforehand. However, shortly after that, she announced that she had to cancel this weekend’s shows.

We have been working 24/7 to make Studio Sessions the most intimate and extraordinary experience with and for my incredible fans. I am beyond grateful that you always show up for me and I am devastated to have to postpone tonight and tomorrow’s opening at Caesars. The prep and rehearsals have taken a toll on my voice. I want the shows to be perfect for y’all and I need to protect myself from doing serious damage so I am taking this weekend and next week to rest up so that we can deliver what you all deserve. The show is truly incredible. The musicians and singers are outstanding, and I want us all to start out strong.
I can’t wait to be back next weekend and show y’all what we’ve been working on.

Hopefully, after the vocal rest, her voice will be better and she will be back doing what she loves most, performing for her fans.

(Photo by: Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal)

Back in March, Kelly Clarkson took a few weeks off for a personal undisclosed matter, and that is when the rumors started circulating that she was looking to move on when her contract ends next year.

Now, there is a rumor that NBC is starting to look at who could replace the American Idol. According to Page Six, the network is considering Hoda Kotb for the job.

Kotb left Today in January after spending twenty years on the morning news program. So, maybe in a year, she will be ready to go back to work full-time.

Kotb is not the only person who is being considered. However, as of now, her name is the only one that has been leaked.

Who do you think should be the new Kelly?

Kelly Clarkson was missing from her daytime talk show for a few weeks last month. And she might want to make that more permanent.

A source told Page Six that she is ready to part ways with her show when her contract is up at the end of next season.

“Kelly’s number one priority is her children, and they always will be,” an industry insider of the star told the paper. “The show is grueling. It’s a whole lot of work, and I hear that Kelly would like to spend more time down South.”

Clarkson moved her talk show to New York because she did not like living in Los Angeles anymore. Now, they are reporting she wants to leave NYC.

Another source reports that NBC would like her to continue hosting the show. Will they relocate her one more time? I don’t think they can unless they reinvent the show and make it less about celebrities. But they already have Today to do that, so I think NBC will have an hour to fill in the Fall of 2026.

Andy Cohen is filling in for Kelly Clarkson on her talk show today, and he does something she does to start every episode when she shows up to work. Well, sort of.

The Watch What Happens Live host lipsynched to a taped version of the American Idol’s Since U Been Gone.

He probably should have picked a different song because it sounds like he is sending her a message about being absent from her daytime talk show for most of March.

When it comes to his performance, he should stick to dancing to Dead & Company. We all can’t be good at everything. And performing is not one of his.

The Kelly Clarkson Show/Instagram

For the last two weeks, Kelly Clarkson has been missing from her daytime talk show without any explanation, and the show’s fans want to know where in the world is Kelly Clarkson?

The show has declined to say, but there are reports that she is dealing with a personal matter and that she is fine. There are also reports that she was back filming on Thursday.

So, is she back this week? The answer is yes and no.

When the show released this week’s lineups, they announced that Kal Penn would be sitting in her chair on Monday and Andy Cohen would be sitting there on Wednesday.

Then what about tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday? According to photos from the NBC Press Site, she will be back on March 18th. The episode on the 20th is the show’s 1,000th, so she will be there. Because how can you celebrate that milestone without her? And since they tape two episodes a day, she will also be there on Friday.

Now, when the episodes taped, we do not know. And they normally tape a week in advance, so that does not really tell us anything. Therefore, we should know if she is back next week. Maybe?

Will she address her absence? As of today, she has not. Even though she did announce on social media that she is releasing a duet with Rascal Flatts on Friday.

While she does not need to tell us why exactly she has been absent from her show, she should at least address it on social media by saying something like, “I need to take some time off and will be back as soon as I can. Everything is OK, and I can’t wait to be back to doing what I love as soon as I can.”

The fans get attached to their talk show hosts and get concerned when they are not there. It is the price of doing a talk show.

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