SINCE U BEEN GONE
Kelly Clarkson replaced by Kelsea Ballerini on The Voice after superstar falls sick during Battle Rounds
KELLY Clarkson is being replaced by Kelsea Ballerini on The Voice next week after falling ill.
The superstar, 38, revealed she's feeling "under the weather" so country singer Kelsea, 27, is filling in for her during the Battle Rounds.
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tweeted on Tuesday: "Thank you so much @KelseaBallerini for sitting in for me while I was feeling under the weather!
"I know my team is in great hands with you!! Y'all aren't going to want to miss this!! The battles start next week on."
Alongside her post, the Since U Been Gone singer shared a teaser from the episode, which showed , Nick Jonas and looking confused and asking: "Where's Kelly?"
Kelly then rings in and is heard on speakerphone saying: "I'm so sorry! I am under the weather!"
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Kelsea steps into Kelly's judging seat for the next round of the competition, telling the other judges: "Just pretend I'm Kelly."
John asks, "Who do I blame when you make a mistake?" to which Kelsea quips: "Her!"
Blake jokes, "I like this better already," but regrets his comment when Grammy nominee Kelsea tells him: "Hey Blake, have I ever told you you look like my dad?"
Kelsea tweeted on Tuesday that she is Kelly's "superfan" and thanked Blake, John and Nick for making her feel like "part of the family".
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SHe posted: "When @kellyclarkson calls and asks you to keep her seat warm, you put all those years of being her super fan to work.
"Thank you @johnlegen @nickjonas and ole pops @blakeshelton Face with tears of joy for making me feel like part of the @NBCTheVoice family."
Kelly joined in 2018 and has been juggling her coaching duties with .
The Breakaway hitmaker has been struggling in personal life, having filed for divorce from Brandon Blackstock after seven years of marriage last June,
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The two were embroiled in a nasty battle over custody of their two children - River Rose, six, and Remington, four - as well as spousal support.
The Because Of You singer has described has been in interviews and on her show.
Sources claimed over their split and feels "so alone."
An insider told : "She's not in the best place emotionally... One day, she just started crying uncontrollably. She felt so lost, so alone. That's when she knew she'd hit rock bottom."
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The insider added: "Kelly is stunned that things have taken such a nasty turn. All she wanted was to get out of the relationship, but Brandon's made it extremely difficult to walk away peacefully."
She recently won .
Both Kelly and her music manager ex have been ordered to about each other or the divorce proceedings in front of their kids.
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