From glamor and charm to grit.
After taking a step back from the Hollywood spotlight to focus on her family, Carrie Underwood revealed that family life on her Tennessee farm can be both “frustrating” and “exciting.”
“My goal is to be the best I can be,” she told Us Weekly during a break on “American Idol” on Monday. “I love it. It’s challenging, it’s frustrating, it’s exciting, it’s rewarding, all of it.”
The “Before He Cheats” singer, 43, went on to say that life on the farm was “the complete opposite” of her life as an “American Idol” judge and country music superstar.
“When I got home, I had to have a conversation with my family at one point, because I was like, ‘Okay, when I’m away from home, I feel like Cinderella at the ball.’ I’m a princess, and that’s great,” Underwood explained.
“And then I come home and I’m covered in mud. I’m covered in poop. It’s the exact opposite,” she continued. “It’s like cleaning up after everyone and being barefoot in the kitchen. But I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Underwood moved to a 400-acre farm outside of Nashville in 2019 with her husband, retired NHL star Mike Fisher, and their two sons, Isaiah, 11, and Jacob, 7.
The “Blown Away” singer still visits Los Angeles to film “American Idol,” but has taken a break from touring.
The eight-time Grammy Award winner spoke on last month’s episode of SiriusXM’s “Front Row” about her decision to raise her family on a farm in Tennessee rather than in Hollywood or far away.
“I went from living on a farm to performing on stage in front of a lot of people, traveling, and being in a different city every day,” she explained. “I quickly realized that this wasn’t real life.”
Underwood acknowledged that “singing is definitely one of[her]happy places,” but also acknowledged that “the worlds that they take you to are just not real.”
“This entertainment world we live in is not real,” she added. “The reality is vacuuming, cleaning the toilet, doing laundry, gardening, cooking. That’s what I love about the world.”
But Underwood and his family aren’t the only ones on the farm. Because they also raise livestock on their 400 acres.
“You know, I love chicken,” the “Cowboy Casanova” singer told Fox News Digital last week. “We have cows, sheep, donkeys, and horses.”
She further added, “I have my own garden. It’s a great way to connect with the earth. That’s my contribution to my family.”
Page Six has reached out to Underwood’s representatives for further comment.
The “Jesus, Take the Wheel” singer first found fame after winning Season 4 of “American Idol” in 2005.
She then met Fisher, 45, backstage at a concert in 2008 and they married two years later.
The couple and their sons lived in a 7,083-square-foot, four-bedroom mansion in Brentwood before moving to a $15 million, 400-acre farm in Franklin in 2019.
