The American Idol judges may disagree from time to time, but deep down they tend to have each other’s backs. So it should come as no surprise to see Luke Bryan openly defending co-judge Carrie Underwood, after she received boos from the audience for being very open with her thoughts about the contestants.
The 43-year-old “Hate My Heart” singer, who won the singing competition way back in 2005, has received criticism for several reasons this year. She was firstly slammed by social media and other famous faces for performing at Donald Trump‘s inauguration earlier this year, and then again because of the “constructive criticism” she gives contestants on Idol.
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Carrie Underwood Stands By Her Opinions, Despite Getting Booed: 'I Don't Care'
The booing was discussed on the Wednesday, April 8th episode of the official American Idol podcast, with Bryan, Underwood and co-judge Lionel Richie. And it seems like the "Something in the Water" singer is standing by her opinions which get the negative feedback.
"You gave some very constructive criticism about some moments that you thought were very magical and then maybe some moments where it wasn't so good, and you got booed," host Danielle Fishel said to Underwood on the podcast.
"I don't care. I can't lie, I'm a terrible liar," the "Jesus, Take the Wheel" singer frankly responded, before going on to say that sharing her thoughts – good and bad – is what she thinks fans of the show would want to see. "As a fan of the show, if there was ever somebody that kind of had an off night and everybody's like, 'Oh, my God that's so great,' I'm sitting at home being like, 'What? Liars!'"
Luke Bryan Defends Carrie Underwood
Bryan, 49, understood how Underwood felt, and agreed with and defended her on the podcast, as well as on the show itself!
The "Play It Again" singer said that the "Before He Cheats" hitmaker knows what she's talking about, reminding the audience and viewers at home that she of course won the show's fourth season. "She only won this. She knows," he said at the time.
And he doubled down on it on the podcast too, saying that giving constructive criticism is "tough to do as a judge." He also admitted: "It takes a lot of confidence in yourself, and you don't want to say something that's going to tank them in the competition. It's just something that they need to be thinking about if they go forward."
