Carrie Underwood Almost Quit American Idol!

December 1, 2020 7:00 pm Published by Cheryl Johnstone

Carrie Underwood zipped through the “American Idol” audition process way back when, but there was a moment when she almost quit.

She wrote about it recently in an article in “Guidepost” magazine.

After a “slew of auditions” in St. Louis, she got the coveted golden ticket to Hollywood, but she was terrified.

“I was so distracted that when mom and dad were driving me to the airport to go to Hollywood, I realized I’d forgotten lip liner. We stopped at a grocery store, and mom dashed inside to buy some. All at once, it was just too much. Going out to Los Angeles by myself, competing with all those other people who were so talented. I burst into tears. My dad turned to me. ‘Carrie,’ he said, ‘we can go home right now, and we don’t ever have to talk about it again.’ I took a deep breath. ‘No,’ I said at last. ‘I’ll go.'”

Meanwhile, Carrie just released the teaser for her “My Gift: A Christmas Special”, which debuts Thursday on HBO Max.