The news follows the “Since U Been” singer-turned-chat show queen’s still-unexplained absence from “The Kelly Clarkson Show” for nearly two weeks last month. Reporting at the time suggested Clarkson left the airwaves because of a “personal matter.”

After a lengthy and unexplained break from her talk show in March, Kelly Clarkson was once again absent on April 1.

The “Stronger” singer gave an emotional speech in Thursday’s episode while celebrating the milestone after launching “The Kelly Clarkson Show” in 2019.

Kelly Clarkson vulnerably revealed that she's "lost, alone, a lot" as she returned for the 1,000th episode of her daytime talk show following an unexplained absence

After sitting down with Eric McCormack and Michael Iskander on Monday (March 31), Clarkson was missing from Tuesday’s installment of her daytime talk show. Guest host Kal Penn stepped in for Clarkson on Tuesday, welcoming guests Jenna Dewan and Mo Gilligan.

"American Idol" alum Kelly Clarkson marked her 1,000th episode of "The Kelly Clarkson Show" and admitted to her fans that she’s "lost, alone, a lot" during her time hosting the program.

Kelly Clarkson ‘s mysterious disappearance from The Kelly Clarkson Show began when guest Sims Liu filled in for her on the March 3 episode. She returned the next day, but the next few weeks involved a rotation of guest hosts from Brooke Shields to Wanda Sykes — and fans were worried.

Kelly Clarkson is reflecting on 1,000 episodes of her talk show — and the one thing that she still can't do even after hitting the major milestone: 'Sorry, kids!'

Thursday's episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show marked the 1,000th episode of the singer's NBC daytime talk show, and Clarkson kicked off the episode by reflecting on her journey on the show and in her own life over the last five years.