Today, Kelly Clarkson’s homes include a Montana vacation pad, an LA colonial, and an NYC rental. She lives a charmed life, but the Grammy winner worked hard to get to where she is. The Texas native, who rose to fame after winning the first season of American Idol in 2002, has released 10 studio albums, written children’s books, served as a mentor on The Voice, and currently hosts her own eponymous daytime talk show. When Clarkson does have downtime, she prefers to spend it at home—oftentimes scrolling through what she calls “Zillow porn.” And the multihyphenate definitely has a sharp eye when it comes to real estate. Over the years, she’s owned properties in Tennessee, Montana, California, and her home state of Texas, each with their own distinct brand of elegance and style. Below, we’ve rounded up some of Clarkson’s most swoon-worthy estates.
Mansfield, Texas, manor
Two years after Clarkson’s monumental Idol win, she paid an undisclosed amount for a property in Mansfield, Texas, just 25 minutes outside Burleson, where she grew up. The traditional-style residence was originally built in 1993, and featured two primary suites, a generously sized home gym, a theater, and both a lap and diving pool out back. The singer reportedly customized the place with a man-made pond, a treehouse, walking trails, and several large dog runs—necessary additions, given that Clarkson had an entire menagerie of rescue animals who lived with her at the house, including dogs, horses, and a few pigs. Clarkson listed the estate for $1.495 million in 2012 and reportedly sold it for $1.5 million later that year.
Modest Nashville cottage
The singer’s first foray into Nashville real estate was a relatively modest property that she picked up for a reported $1.5 million in 2007. The stone cottage, located in the ritzy Belle Meade neighborhood, measured 4,900 square feet and featured five bedrooms and six bathrooms. Clarkson quietly sold it four years later, for $1.2…