Kelly Clarkson is going hiking for her 40th birthday

20 April 2022

Kelly Clarkson is going hiking for her 40th birthday.

Kelly Clarkson reveals plans for her 40th birthday

The 39-yer-old pop star - who shot to fame at the age of 20 when she won the inaugural season of 'American Idol' back in 2002 - will reach the milestone birthday later this month and will be having a "low-key" celebration because she has had a "crazy" two years.

She said: "I am literally so low-key. I know it's my big 4-0, but I've had a crazy two years, so I just wanted a chill birthday. I'm going hiking with my friends, and that's it y'all. And we're doing a dinner with my band, so that's it."

The 'Because of You' hitmaker - who finalised her divorce from Brandon Blackstock back in March 2022 after almost a decade of marriage, and legally changed her name to Kelly Brianne - is also set to host the 'American Song Contest' semi-finals on April 25 with Snoop Dog, just one day after her 40th, and heaped praise on various contestants.

She told E! News: "I loved [American Samoa representative] Tenelle. I thought that was so cool, so beautiful. The whole performance was beautiful. "I love [North Carolina's] John Morgan. I thought that was a really cool song. I know [Ada LeAnn] was compared to Taylor Swift, but she's got a different tone than Taylor, though.

"Her head voice and her chest is very different, but her songwriting—I can see how Tom, one of the jurors, said that. But, it's a really good song, and it was really well done."

Kelly - who has children River, seven, and five-year-old Remington with her ex-husband - previously admitted that she was "not concerned" about hitting the big 4-0 because her life has gotten "better" with every passing year.

She said: "I'm not concerned about [turning 40.] My life gets exponentially better each year. Which is what should happen, you should get wiser!"