Kelly Clarkson has completed her name change and will now be legally known as Kelly Brianne.
A California judge gave the 39-year-old talk show host her new nickname, according to court documents obtained by Page Six.
“As there are no objections, the name change request is granted,” the documents read. “The decree is signed and submitted. The petitioner’s name is changed from KELLY BRIANNE CLARKSON to KELLY BRIANNE.”
A copy of the signed decree will be available next week.
A Clarkson representative did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
Clarkson – who filed a request to change her legal name in February – explained in a recent interview with People (The TV Show!) that her decision stemmed from her recently settled divorce from Brandon Blackstock.
Kelly Clarkson has completed her name change and will now be legally known as Kelly Brianne. Getty
“I just got divorced, so I had to drop my married last name,” the “Breakaway” singer said at the March 21 premiere of her new NBC show American Song Contest.
“I only kept my middle name for my personal life. I’m still Kelly Clarkson.”
The American Idol season one winner then joked, “I don’t think I can change Clarkson at this point. I’ve been here for 20 years!”
Us Weekly was the first to report the news of Clarkson’s legal name change.
Clarkson previously stated in court documents that Kelly Brianne “more fully reflects who I am.”
In Clarkson and Blackstock’s controversial divorce, the Grammy winner was awarded sole custody of their two children – daughter River, 7, and son Remington, 5 – while Blackstock, who lives in Montana, takes care of the children one weekend a month will get.
Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock in June 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage. Getty Images for the Critics’ Choice
Clarkson will keep the former couple’s Montana ranch, although Blackstock, 45, is allowed to live there until June 1. If he decides to stay at the sprawling estate, he’ll have to pay his ex $12,500 a month in rent.
TMZ previously reported that the pop star has to pay the former talent manager $115,000 a month in spousal support, which expires in January 2024.
Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock in June 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage. They were declared legally single in August 2021.