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Emotional Kelly Clarkson drops a bombshell mid-concert

By Will Stroude

Kelly Clarkson has revealed that she and husband Brandon Blackstock are expecting their second child together.

The 33-year-old former American Idol winner made the surprise announcement during her Piece by Piece Tour show at the Staples Center on in Los Angeles last night (August 19).

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After finishing a performance Piece By Piece – a touching mid-tempo track which deals with her upbringing and current family life with Blackstock – an emotional Clarkson told the crowd: “I was not planning on announcing this, but I’m pregnant – totally pregnant.”

Kelly and Brandon welcomed their first child – a daughter named River Rose – in June 2014.

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The Since U Been Gone singer recently threw us all a curve-ball by covering Rihanna’s Bitch Better Have My Money in the Live Lounge – though she gave it a typically Texan, PG-13 twist. Click here to give it a listen.

Watch Kelly’s impromptu pregnancy announcement in full below (at around 1.40):

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