Carrie Underwood is sharing the good, the bad and the ugly of life on a farm.
“My goal is to just do as much as I can myself,” Underwood, 43, exclusively told Us Weekly at American Idol’s Taylor Swift night on Monday, April 27. “I love it. It’s a challenge, and it’s frustrating, and it’s exciting, and it’s rewarding, and just all the things.”
The “Before He Cheats” singer moved to a 400-acre farm in 2019 with husband Mike Fisher and their two sons, Isaiah, 11, and Jacob, 7.
Underwood told Us that her life as an American Idol judge and country star is the “polar opposite” of her life on the farm.
“I go home, and I had to have talks with my family at one point, because I was like, ‘OK, when I’m away, I’m like, Cinderella at the ball.’ I’m a princess, and it’s great,” she explained. “And then I come home, and I’m like, covered in dirt. I’m covered in poop. It’s just the polar opposite. I’m like, cleaning up after everybody and barefoot in the kitchen. But I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Underwood, who rose to fame after winning Idol in 2005 and returned to the show as a judge last year, has shared frequent updates on farm life via social media, often sharing photos of her family’s animals and veggies from her garden.
“Pardon my sweatpants, but I had to show off these tromboncino squash! I’ve got 5 of these babies! Woo hoo! We’ll be eating these all winter!” Underwood captioned photos of two large squashes in November 2025.
In a May 2025 post, Underwood shared photos of a newborn goat.
“Surprise! We’ve got another new life around the farm!” she wrote. “This little guy happened to be born on the day of the @americanidol finale, so we figured it would only be right if we named him Jamal!!! ☺️ Mama and Baby J are doing well … and I’m popping by the barn to get snuggles every chance I get! Welcome to the world, little dude!” (Jamal Roberts won season 23 of American Idol.)
Earlier this week, Underwood made headlines for sharing that she feels confident she would be able to live off the grid on her farm.
“I think if I had to, I could be self-sustained at home. I love growing things,” the reality star told Fox News Digital. “If I had all the time in the world, I would … not really need to go to the grocery store for too much. But it’s a lot of fun. You know, I love our chickens. We have cows, we have sheep, we have donkeys. We have horses. I have my garden, and it’s a great way to connect with the earth. That’s my contribution to the family.”
Underwood, along with fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan and guest judge Nikki Glaser, watched the Top 7 contestants perform songs by Swift, 36, and songs by artists from California during Monday night’s episode.
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The episode concluded with two contestants being voted off: Maryland native Brooks Rosser and Mississippi music teacher Daniel Stallworth.
Contestants Chris Tungseth, Hannah Harper, Braden Rumfelt, Keyla Richardson and Jordan McCullough remain, vying for the title of American Idol season 24 winner.
With only one episode before the finale, the vote for the next Idol is in America’s hands.
“I’m feeling so grateful and overwhelmed in a lot of ways,” Tungseth, 27, told Us on Monday night. “I mean, so much love, and like, my community back home, and just everyone obviously has voted. It’s America’s vote. So to be in this position, all of us, we’re blown away. But also, the relationships like Brooks and Daniel. They’re just the sweetest people ever. And you hear them talking, you just smile, you know? I’m so grateful and so devastated at the same time.”
Rumfelt, 23, added of the eliminations, “It’s definitely bittersweet because saying goodbye, but knowing that we’ll see them again, and knowing that they’re so talented. They’re getting kind of, like, a headstart on what they’re going to do [for] their career for the rest of their life. I was talking to Brooks earlier, and he was down on himself. He was like, ‘I don’t know if I did well.’ And I was like, ‘Listen, dude, you better get used to atmospheres like this, because you’re going to be doing it forever, and I believe that. I 100 percent believe that.”
American Idol’s season 24 finale airs May 11 on ABC at 8 p.m.
