Kelly Clarkson Planning to Legally Change Her Name

The singer-songwriter and talk show host says the change more fully reflects her.

Clarkson filed documents requesting a legal name change to be known by only her first and middle names…Kelly Brianne. The singer-songwriter and talk show host says it more fully reflects her. Clarkson has been going through divorce proceedings this year with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock in which there has been disputes over property. A hearing on her name change is scheduled for March.