Songbird Kelly Clarkson shockingly postponed the first two shows of her Las Vegas residency mere hours before her scheduled debut — raising new fears for her well-being.
The popular entertainer, 43, claims in an Instagram post that her cancellations at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace were because of vocal concerns, and maintains that she needs to “protect” herself from “doing serious damage.”
However, people around the original American Idol champ say they aren’t buying the excuse.
An insider remarks, “She’s driven herself to exhaustion trying to be Miss Perfect. But she’s doing too many things at once — and it’s taken a toll. It’s spinning plates, and she just can’t go on this way.”
The single mom admits in her post that she was “devastated” about having to bail — but promised to rest up and deliver “what you all deserve.”
Yet, many fans were furious at the last-minute change after flying to Sin City and booking pricey hotels.
The insider explains, “Kelly’s trying to come across as valiant to her public, but behind the scenes she’s a mess. She’s weak from exhaustion and crying nonstop for letting her fans down.”
Kelly, who has helmed her self-named talk show since 2019, also took 10 days off from the TV project earlier this year to deal with an undisclosed “private matter.”
The insider whispers, “Everyone knows she’s tired of the talk show grind.”
The “Breakaway” singer’s TV contract is said to be up in 2026 — and Billboard reported in May that Kelly griped during an Atlantic City concert that the talk show was “like a whole other job” and that she butted heads with HR over saying that guests looked attractive.
The insider adds that Kelly is also still tied up in knots about having to fork over $1.3 million in settlement dough to ex-husband Brandon Blackstock — in addition to monthly child support payments of $45,601 for their two kids.
“The divorce left its scars, along with the public battles over her weight,” the source says.
“Now, she’s attempting a return to singing, which she’s always loved best. But it’s not going the way she planned. She’s worried that she’s neglected this part of her career for too long — and she may never be able to bounce back.
“Her friends fear she’s on the verge of a physical and emotional collapse.”
