Kelly Clarkson returns to Las Vegas, helps couple get engaged on stage

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Kelly Clarkson turned her newest present right into a celebration of affection as she made her return to the stage at her Studio Periods residency in Las Vegas for the primary time because the dying of her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.

On Friday evening, the 43-year-old singer paused her live performance at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace to assist a pair get engaged throughout her first full efficiency since Blackstock's passing in August on the age of 48 from pores and skin most cancers.

In a video from the present that was posted on TikTok, a fan was seen kneeling within the entrance row of the venue as he proposed to his boyfriend whereas Clarkson held her microphone out and encouragingly yelled, "Converse louder!"

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"Will you marry me?" the fan requested his accomplice as Clarkson shouted playfully, "Say, ‘sure,’ b----!"

Kelly Clarkson helped a pair get engaged whereas making her return to her Vegas residency for the primary time since her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock's dying. ( Denise Truscello/Getty Photos for Dwell Nation Las Vegas )

"Sure, b----!" the accomplice yelled into Clarkson's microphone earlier than changing into emotional whereas accepting his ring.

Clarkson beamed and known as out, "That is so candy!" earlier than the newly engaged couple embraced and shared a kiss whereas the group clapped and cheered.

The pair, who defined that they had been French and visiting from their house in London, instructed Clarkson "You are invited to the marriage now!"

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The "Since U Been Gone" hitmaker congratulated the couple earlier than jokingly warning them to "do me a favor and ignore this subsequent track."

"Simply keep on this second, dangle on the market, you realize what I am saying?" she stated. "Possibly go to the lavatory!"

"I do not wanna poo in your parade," Clarkson added.

Blackstock handed away in August on the age of 48 after a battle with pores and skin most cancers. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Later within the present, Clarkson facilitated one other romantic second when she helped a pair renew their wedding ceremony vows after ten years of marriage.

"You made it a decade? F-- yeah, have a look at that," she exclaimed in a TikTok video.

After the couple handed Clarkson a paper with their vows and requested her to learn it, the three-time Grammy Award winner joked that she wasn’t formally allowed to officiate. Nevertheless, Clarkson gamely stepped into the function, including a cheeky dig at certainly one of her fellow "The Voice" coaches.

"If Blake Shelton can do that, any f------ particular person can do that, they’ll let anybody do it," she quipped.

Shelton and Clarkson labored collectively for a number of seasons on "The Voice" and had been identified for his or her playful banter and good-natured rivalry. The 49-year-old nation star has beforehand officiated weddings, together with the 2024 nuptials of Clarkson's former father-in-law Narvel Blackstock and his spouse Laura Stroud.

"Do you each promise to maintain dancing by life collectively — that is wonderful! — offbeat or not, for a minimum of one other 10 years?" Clarkson learn. "F--- that — 50, 60. Purpose excessive!"

Clarkson additionally helped one other couple renew their vows after ten years of marriage. (Weiss Eubanks/SYNDICATION by way of Getty Photos)

On Aug. 6, Clarkson introduced that she was suspending reveals from her Las Vegas residency attributable to a household emergency involving Blackstock. Clarkson and Blackstock had been married from 2013 to 2022 and shared daughter River Rose, 11, and son Remington Alexander, 9.

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"Sadly, I have to postpone the rest of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas," the singer captioned an Instagram submit on the time.

"Whereas I usually preserve my private life personal, this previous yr, my youngsters’s father has been in poor health and at this second, I have to be totally current for them."

Clarkson paused her residency shortly earlier than Blackstock's dying. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

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Blackstock's household introduced his dying on Aug. 7 in a heartfelt assertion. "It's with nice disappointment that we share the information that Brandon Blackstock has handed away," the assertion learn. "Brandon bravely battled most cancers for greater than three years. He handed away peacefully and was surrounded by household. We thanks on your ideas and prayers and ask everybody to respect the household's privateness throughout this very troublesome time."

The previous "American Idol" winner resumed manufacturing on her discuss present, "The Kelly Clarkson Present" on Sept. 8 and its seventh season premiered on Sept. 29.

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On Nov. 3, Clarkson introduced that she was returning to her residency and including 4 new reveals scheduled for subsequent August.

"Come see me," she wrote in an Instagram submit.

Ashley Hume is an leisure author for Fox Information Digital. Story suggestions might be despatched to ashley.hume@fox.com and on Twitter: @ashleyhume