When Us Weekly you are caught Carrie Underwood on the 27th of April American Idol's Taylor Swift night, the country music star shared an intimate insight into his family's life on a 400-acre farm in Franklin, Tennessee. Underwood, 43, whose former hockey player husband, Mike Fisher45, and their sons, Isaiah, 11, and Jacob, 7, moved from Hollywood in 2019 and have been embracing their country home — complete with horses and chickens, a barn and a garden where the Underwoods grow carrots and beets — ever since. “If I'm not there [for work]I'm like Cinderella in football,” Underwood said Us. “I'm a princess, and it's good, and I come home, covered in dirt. [and] excrement. It's the polar opposite. I clean up after everyone and I'm barefoot in the kitchen,” he continued, adding, “I wouldn't have it any other way.”
Almost 21 years after winning American IdolThe “Out of That Truck” singer is still at the top of his game professionally. He returned to American Idol as a judge for season 23 in March 2025 (season 24 aired on May 11) and wrapped up his stay in Las Vegas for nearly four years in April. This month, the fitness enthusiast launched his new fitness brand, HiNote, and will embark on a mini-tour this summer with several stops, including the Wildlands Festival in Big Sky, Montana.
But home is always her happy place. “Carrie loves life on the farm – growing vegetables, taking care of the animals and teaching her kids to do the same,” the insider said. “He loves his job and creating and acting, but like he said, that's not his real life. His real life is at home with his family.”
Fans were surprised when Underwood went back American Idol. “It was a great opportunity to get back to his roots, and a great place for him,” said an inside source, noting that he and the other judges, Luke Bryan again Lionel Richie“have real friendship.” Underwood revealed that on April 27, calling the show a “simple workplace” Us“I feel like everyone is respectful, and we're having fun. And life's too short not to be, you know?”
His 72-day Las Vegas residency, Reflections, was a huge success, but it took a lot out of him. “Carrie really enjoyed Vegas and would do it again, but she needed a break,” the insider said, noting that the shows require a “complete life change” for the entire family. “It's a fun gig with a great show, and it's also a lot of work,” added the insider. “Mike and the kids were going to go to Vegas with her, but she was ready to be home.”
Fisher is thrilled to have his wife of 15 years back in Tennessee. “As he supports his career, he's a guy who wants normalcy,” the insider revealed. “They are a very traditional couple living a non-traditional life.” In 2018, Fisher briefly came out of retirement to play with the Nashville Predators – Us it was reported in 2019 that the couple had to figure out how to juggle two very busy schedules. “That's been the biggest struggle they've ever faced in their relationship,” said an insider, “balancing their careers and paths, and allowing each other to pursue the things that make them happy while supporting each other and staying strong as a couple.”
Since winning American Idol, Carrie Underwood's life has been more than just “Just a Dream”. The Oklahoma native rose to fame in 2005 after winning the fourth season of the TV singing competition. Following the success of his first single, “Inside Your Heaven,” he became the country's first number one hit. […]
They have survived hardships by relying heavily on their faith. In 2017, Underwood tripped on a ladder outside the family home, leaving her with 50 stitches in her face and a broken wrist. The following year, she revealed in the couple's web series, Mike and Carrie: God & Countrythat she miscarried three times between the births of Isaiah and Jacob. “It's not something you ever see yourself having to deal with,” he said. “I had an honest conversation with God… I told him that we need something.”
Spending long periods of time apart is still a challenge. Not being physically together can be hard to bear.” Carrie and Mike might say [look to] their faith, which is really their foundation,” said the insider.
They are not always on the same page, but they are willing to make it work. “On paper, they don't have much in common, but they share their faith and have always put that first,” the insider explained. Fisher is retired from hockey, but the insider says he's involved in a few businesses, and considers hunting and fishing so important that it's “like a full-time job sometimes.” Underwood is a vocal animal lover (and vegetarian!), “but puts up with Mike's love of hunting.” (They talked about the conflict on their web series: “Carrie doesn't like hunting at all,” Fisher said in the clip. “If she could be vegan, my life would probably be perfect,” she replied.) “Mike is more conservative, while Carrie is more open-minded, and more reserved and secretive than she is.”
Life on a farm is not always easy. “My goal is to do everything I can,” Underwood said Us you have American Idol set up. “It's challenging, and it's frustrating, and it's fun and it's rewarding and everything.” He also recently told Fox News Digital the family can “make ends meet” at home if needed. “If I had all the time in the world, I wouldn't need to go to the store and eat so much,” she said, adding, “It's so delicious.”
They have a tight circle of friends in Franklin, including a friend of Underwood's Ivey Childersmarried to her team manager, and Underwood's longtime coach, Eve Overlandand other local families. “When she's not working, Carrie likes to spend time with her boys and being outside,” said the insider. Us. “When they're in Tennessee, it's a normal lifestyle for a family with young children.” The seven-time CMA winner is also very focused on life. “He works with his trainer at home,” commented the insider, “and he likes to run outside.”
She enjoys her role as a mother and wife. “I definitely feel like it's changed me as a person,” said the Grammy winner of motherhood shortly after welcoming Isaiah. “I'm so happy. I'm in a better mood most of the time.” The insider says: “When Carrie isn't working, she's a full-time, hands-on mum.”
In 2022, Underwood revealed that Isaiah was “very conscious” of his star status. “[He knows] that his mother is doing something unusual,” he said Today the show. But she does everything she can to keep her children strong. “They went with him and saw him singing in front of the crowd but they know that is not true,” said the source. “They may not live normal, normal lives, but when they're home in Tennessee, things are as close to normal as they get.”
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