Kelly Clarkson’s Future is ‘More Certain Than It Looks’ as She Plans to Pivot Back to Musical Roots

Kelly Clarkson is hoping to exit her talk show to focus more on music — including getting back to performing live and returning to the coach’s chair on The Voice.

Even as she continues to console her children, River, 11, and Remington, 9, after the Aug. 7 death of their father, her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, “Kelly’s priorities are continuing to shift back toward music,” says an insider.

Although rumors swirled that her many absences from her talk-show set were a signal she was ready to quit, she actually needed the breaks to deal with Brandon’s illness.

He was also the reason she postponed some dates of her Las Vegas residency — at the time, she told fans in an Instagram post she needed to step back to be with her kids.

“Kelly’s future is a little more certain than it looks from the outside,” a source tells Globe.

Sources confirm production of the seventh season of The Kelly Clarkson Show will begin right on schedule in early September, according to TMZ.

But an insider acknowledges, “her enthusiasm for the show has been waning for a while now. Being a talk show host was never her passion.”

According to our insider, “She’s going to do another season [because] her deal on that show is highly favorable — and there’s nothing wrong with making money.”

As readers know, in May, the American Idol winner griped during a concert in New Jersey that her talk show was getting in the way of performing.

While she hates the idea of sending the staff and crew of The Kelly Clarkson Show to the unemployment office, the writing is on the wall, says the insider, who predicts this may be the show’s final season.

What does have the “Stronger” singer excited is returning to The Voice.

She’s reuniting with fellow champ coaches John Legend and Adam Levine for season 29 of the singing competition.

The source says she’s also looking forward to performing live again — her Vegas residency is scheduled to resume in November.

“Music is the thing that keeps her going and it’s the thing that makes her the happiest.” the source says.