THE Voice coach Kelly Clarkson has gotten fed up with her newest co-star Reba McEntire after she meddles in her personal life.
The "tension" that Kelly and Reba have behind the scenes of The Voice started after the country music legend inserted herself into Kelly's relationship with her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.
Reba, 67, apparently insisted that Kelly take back her ex-husband Brandon, 46, though they finalized their divorce in 2022.
The latest mentor on The Voice appears to be unable to "accept" that the American Idol winner and Brandon, who happens to be Reba's stepson, are officially done, according to Radar Online.
Reba is pushing for the couple to mend their marriage out of wanting Kelly and Brandon to reconcile.
However, her persistence has begun to deteriorate her relationship with the talk show host.
"They have to play nice for the cameras, but things are really tense between them," a source explained to the publication.
"Reba's got it in her head that Kelly should take Brandon back, which has really upset Kelly."
While Reba may have well-meaning intentions, her interference is doing more harm than good.
Especially since an insider revealed that there was "no chance" that Kelly would get back with Brandon, thus making Reba's attempts futile.
A source told the news outlet that the Reba alum has a "delusional hope" that Kelly and Brandon will restore their relationship.
Reba believes that Kelly and Brandon's two kids, River, 8, and Remington, 6, would fare "better" if their parents were reunited.
"Reba has this delusional hope Brandon and Kelly could work things out. She thinks it would be better for the kids," the insider divulged to Radar.
"Kelly's not having any of it. She thinks Reba should leave The Voice. The tension's boiling over — and everyone's worried it's going to come out on camera."
Kelly left Brandon in 2020 after seven years of marriage.
She rose to fame in the early 2000s after winning the first season of American Idol in 2002.
Over a decade later, Kelly then tied the knot with talent manager Brandon.
While the pair seemed inseparable, Kelly shocked fans when she filed for divorce on June 4, 2020.
At the time, she cited "irreconcilable differences" and later admitted on her eponymously named talk show that she "didn't see" it coming.
"2020 has been a dumpster fire," Kelly said during her show's season premiere.
"2020 has brought a lot of change also to my personal life. Definitely didn't see anything coming that came.
"But what I'm dealing with is hard because it involves more than just my heart. It involves a lot of little hearts."
"You know, we have four kids and divorce is never easy, and we're both from divorced families, so we know the best thing here is to protect our children and their little hearts," Kelly added.
Their divorce was later settled in March 2022, and Clarkson was ordered to pay Brandon just over $1.3 million.
Along with $45,601 per month in child support, according to court documents obtained by The Blast.
