Pink denies she is set to take over The Kelly Clarkson show

Pink is too "busy" to host her own TV talk show.

The 46-year-old music star has rubbished suggestions that she's set to take over The Kelly Clarkson Show, insisting that her hectic schedule simply wouldn't allow it — despite being tipped as the frontrunner to replace Kelly Clarkson, when her daytime show ends later this year.

In a since-deleted Instagram video, Pink — who previously denied speculation that she'd separated from her husband Carey Hart after 20 years of marriage — said: "Hi everybody. Just in a continuation of debunking all of the sources that we've got going on in the world. I'm not taking over the Kelly Clarkson Show."

The pop star made clear that her week of guest hosting was simply a favour for a friend, and that a permanent role was never on the cards.

She said: "I'm doing a fun thing for my buddy Kelly, because it's a fun thing. If I wanted a talk show, I would not have to audition. I would just have one, and it would be amazing, not something I'm currently researching or looking for in my busy, busy, busy world."