Kelly Clarkson returned to television Monday for season seven of The Kelly Clarkson Show, her first appearance since her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock’s death in August, People reported.

The American Idol winner, 43, kicked off the new season on Sept. 29 by interviewing actors Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie. She also welcomed heroes from July floods in her home state of Texas, highlighting school bus drivers from Kerrville, who rescued more than 900 children during the natural disaster, the report said.

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