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 demise … 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 an extended 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 in the end resulted in divorce.

In her IG publish, Melissa describes Brandon as witty, charming and an “absolute gentleman who happened to wear cowboy boots, wrangler jeans, and a cowboy hat.” She says he was the best dad and “loved hard and he fought hard.”

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

Melissa went on to say, “The best thing Brandon has left for his children is they know where he is. I’ve heard it said, ‘Nothing is lost when you know where it is’ and Brandon is with Jesus his Savior.”

Their son, Seth, has additionally spoken out — calling his father a “hero” and saying, “There’s no one else on this earth that I would want to be my dad because no one can be half the man you were to me.”

Simply earlier than Brandon’s demise, 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 Show” due to her quite a few absences, which was additionally linked to Blackstock’s sickness.