Kelly Clarkson finds dating 'very difficult' Pop star Kelly Clarkson has confessed she finds dating "very difficult" and compared trying to find love in the public eye to a "dumpster fire". 21 July 2025 Kelly Clarkson finds dating "very difficult". Kelly Clarkson does't date because it's too difficult The 43-year-old singer divorced her husband Brandon Blackstock - the father of her two children - in 2002 and she's confessed she's still single because trying to find love while living in the public eye is like a "dumpster fire".