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So....@kelly_clarkson is pregnant!!! Congrats and much love Kelly! #PieceByPieceTour pic.twitter.com/SWXvxOfbde
— DustinVanzant (@DustinVanzant) August 20, 2015
While performing at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Kelly Clarkson got teary-eyed, announcing her second pregnancy with husband Brandon Blackstock. The first American Idol winner defended her inability to get through her song "Piece By Piece" with the surprise announcement. She told the audience, "My makeup artist is backstage hating me right now. I just don't want you to think I'm on pills or drunk." After singing the emotional song, Kelly apologized to her husband, adding, "Honestly, I'm just so hormonal today...I haven't vomited yet. That is a freakin' win, y'all."
That sure is better than announcing your pregnancy while singing through other people's Tinder profiles, which is what Clarkson was up to the night before.