Kelly Clarkson planning second baby

London: Singer-actress Kelly Clarkson is planning a second baby and hopes to get pregnant by the end of this year.

Clarkson, 33, wants her offspring to be close in age, and she plans on being "pretty pregnant soon after" finishing her tour in November, reported Contactmusic.

"After tour I want to start on the next one. It's hard being a woman and wanting kids and fitting in your career and I want them to be close together because the other two are kind of close together, my stepkids," she said.

The "Breakaway" hitmaker and her husband Brandon Blackstock will celebrate their daughter River's first birthday this month.