Kelly Clarkson Reunites With Simon, Paula & Randy While Honored With Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Kelly Clarkson didn’t hide wherever she started portion unveiling her prima connected the Hollywood Walk Of Fame connected Monday, Sep. 19, 2022. The very first American Idol champion was joined by nary different than Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson during the expansive reveal.

Kelly looked elegant successful a achromatic outfit with layers of golden necklaces portion Paula stood beside her rocking a sexy pinkish dress, with agelong sleeves and a keyhole beneath her bust. Simon stood connected Kelly’s different side, pointing astatine the superstar. He wore a lightweight achromatic garment and acheronian pants. At the extremity was Randy, who looked chill successful choky grey pants and a achromatic polo. On the acold extremity of the radical stood Jason Halbert, Kelly’s euphony manager since 2003.

Kelly Clarkson brought it backmost to her roots portion unveiling her prima connected the Hollywood Walk Of Fame connected Sep. 19, 2022. (John Salangsang/Shutterstock)

Since winning the rubric of American Idol successful 2002, Kelly sold much than 25 cardinal albums and 40 cardinal singles. She’s besides won 3 Grammys, and created her ain daytime speech show, which debuts its 4th play this week. Looking backmost connected the past 2 decades all, Kelly told Variety, “It’s crazy! But it feels similar 40. That was a beingness ago.”

Simon gushed astir Kelly’s personality, telling Variety that American Idol may not person taken disconnected without her charms. “Where we were precise fortunate with Kelly was that not lone could we find idiosyncratic with a hellhole of a bully voice, but she besides had this astonishing consciousness of humor, personality, charisma,” helium said. Simon went on, adding, “I don’t deliberation anybody astatine the statement truly was prepared for however palmy she was going to beryllium — possibly isolated from Kelly.”

Kelly brought her children River Rose and Remington to the unveiling. Ex Brandon Blackstock was not there. (John Salangsang/Shutterstock)

Kelly was besides accompanied by her children River Rose, 8, and Remington, 6. Kelly and their begetter Brandon Blackstock divided successful June 2020, but didn’t finalize their messy divorcement until implicit a twelvemonth later. The vocalist was ordered to wage her ex $200,000 successful monthly support, among different stipulations.