Kelly Clarkson’s Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock’s First Spouse Speaks Out

Kelly Clarkson — Brandon Blackstock‘s second ex-wife — has been entrance and middle since his dying … however his first ex, Melissa Ashworth, is now grabbing the highlight.

Over the weekend, Ashworth took to Instagram to publish a tribute to Blackstock, who died August 7 following a protracted battle with melanoma, a type of pores and skin most cancers. She was married to him from 2001 to 2012, earlier than he tied the knot with Clarkson in 2013. Each marriages finally led to divorce.

In her IG publish, Melissa describes Brandon as witty, charming and an “absolute gentleman who occurred to put on cowboy boots, wrangler denims, and a cowboy hat.” She says he was the best dad and “cherished laborious and he fought laborious.”

Brandon and Melissa share two youngsters — Seth, 18, and Savannah, 23 — each of whom have been featured in a pic alongside Melissa’s tribute. She additionally included a black-and-white picture from their marriage ceremony day, exhibiting the couple all dressed up years in the past.

Melissa went on to say, “One of the best factor Brandon has left for his youngsters is that they know the place he’s. I’ve heard it mentioned, ‘Nothing is misplaced when you already know the place it’s’ and Brandon is with Jesus his Savior.”

Their son, Seth, has additionally spoken out — calling his father a “hero” and saying, “There isn’t any one else on this earth that I’d need to be my dad as a result of nobody will be half the person you have been to me.”

Simply earlier than Brandon’s dying, Clarkson made headlines after she introduced she was suspending her Las Vegas residency due to Blackstock’s well being points — explaining she wanted to be with their two youngsters, Remington and River Rose.

There have been additionally rumors Kelly was leaving “The Kelly Clarkson Present” due to her quite a few absences, which was additionally linked to Blackstock’s sickness.