Kelly Clarkson’s two children, River and Remy, are all grown up in their first interview on their mom’s talk show.
“Y’all may remember a couple weeks ago I had my kiddos River and Remy on set. That’s a cool perk we get as a family when the show tapes on a Saturday,” the singer, 42, said on the Wednesday, January 8 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. “Like their mama, both my kids love singing. And when Remy got to set, he surprised us. He wanted his chance at the microphone, and he literally said, ‘Who do I have to talk to to sing my song?’ I was like, ‘OK,’ so of course, we made it happen.”
Last month, Remy, 8, went viral after Clarkson shared a snippet of her son singing the classic Frank Sinatra tune “My Way.” So Clarkson decided they were going to show the full video of Remy’s performance. In the clip, Remy took the stage and sang his heart out. As he belted out the power ballad, Clarkson and River, 10, cheered him on from the wings. After the song was done, Remy got a standing ovation from the audience. Clarkson ran over to him to give her son a big hug.
After showing the performance, Clarkson had a special treat for the audience as Remy and River were back in the studio.
“I’m so stoked because both my kids are here again. Let’s bring them out, y’all,” Clarkson told the audience. “Everyone say hi to River and Remy!”
River and Remy walked out and gave their mom a hug before sitting down on the couch. The siblings were all made up for their big TV appearance. River rocked a black and white blouse with straight hair and bangs — similar to her mom’s iconic look. Remy, for his part, looked dashing in a green-striped blazer.
“Oh my god, look at you. You got makeup on and your hair is done,” Clarkson gushed. “This is not how we look at home.”
Clarkson then asked her son why he wanted to perform that particular song. Remy explained he just really liked it, especially after he saw it in Sing 2. Clarkson teased that she and River have gotten used to hearing “My Way” a lot at home.
“I can’t even count … how many times,” River teased of how often her brother belts out “My Way.”
Clarkson shared that she and River hear Remy practicing the song a lot because he’s gearing up to sing it at a couple events for his school. That was one of the main reasons why he wanted to give singing in front of a live audience a try. Kelly also shared Remy’s reaction after the snippet of the song went viral.
“I said, ‘Man buddy, you’ve got over a million views I think on your video,’” she recalled. “And he goes, ‘Do you get that many views?’ I was like, ‘Calm down — and not often.’”
Just like Remy, Clarkson noted that she can always hear her “country queen” daughter in her room practicing music. The American Idol winner turned it over to River to share what she likes to do musically. Just like her mom, she enjoys singing and writing music.
“I put that together in a journal that I forgot at home because I am a forgetter in my family,” River confessed. “But I do that a lot in my room, and I spend hours and hours and hours singing [and] trying to do a song.”
Clarkson proudly shared that River’s songs are “good.”
Clarkson shares both River and Remy with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock. The pair split in 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage.
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