CARRIE Underwood appeared ‘nervous’ for the first time she’s been seen since the inauguration as she films American Idol in Los Angeles, a source exclusively told The U.S. Sun.
The country star made her first public appearance since suffering a massive technical mishap on the worldwide stage as Donald Trump was inaugurated as 47th President of the United States.
Ahead of American Idol’s March 9th premiere on ABC, the trio of judges are back in Los Angeles this week to film the show’s famous Hollywood round.
Carrie, 41, joined fellow superstars Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan as the panelists for season 23.
The three music icons met up on Monday for filming at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown LA for Idol’s Showstoppers round, a source confirmed to The U.S. Sun.
It marks the first time Carrie, who has also been quiet online, has been seen since performing at the inauguration.
The production day is also the first time Carrie, along with the season 23 contestants, are filming in front of a live audience.
According to an insider, the Before He Cheats songstress was energetically introduced by an announcer as she walked on stage.
She dazzled in a sequin pink blazer dress with matching shoes and her signature voluminous blonde hair as Lionel, 75, opened up his arms to welcome her to the judging panel.
As she walked out, she was met with a roar of applause and cheers from the studio audience who continued to chant her name.
Despite the warm welcome, a source claimed that Carrie seemed “tense” and “serious” throughout the duration of the time she was judging.
“She barely acknowledged the audience who kept chanting her name. The fans kept yelling ‘we love Carrie’ but she wouldn’t even turn around and wave most of the time – though she did a few times.
“Also, Carrie rarely danced during the contestant’s performances besides nodding along and shuffling to some rock songs.
“She did loosen up a bit by the end so she could’ve been nervous, especially since it was her first time judging in front of a live audience.
“But Lionel and Luke both had a lot more energy than Carrie did,” the source alleged.
Carrie Underwood inauguration performance hit by huge technical blow as she sings for President Trump without any music
The season 23 premiere of American Idol airs on Sunday, March 9th at 8pm ET on ABC.
Last week, The U.S. Sun revealed that Carrie is choosing to “stay quiet” on her inauguration performance after the political attention its received has been “worst case scenario” for the Idol team.
“The show just wants to stay away from anything political so this turning into such a big, worldwide topic of conversation is not what [the producers] wanted heading into the start of the season.
“The situation has become too big and out of anyone’s control now which is a stressful position to be in while trying to promote a family-friendly, politically neutral show.
“While I know people wish the show wasn’t involved, they are proud of how Carrie handled herself in what I’m sure was a stressful moment but this is basically worst-case scenario.
“In terms of the amount of attention it’s gotten and Idol being brought into the political conversation,” a source claimed.
The U.S. Sun has reached out to American Idol for comment.
Carrie Underwood’s Family
The American Idol winner had relationships with Chace Crawford and Tony Romo but she ultimately walked down the aisle with Mike Fisher.
Mike is a Canadian retired hockey player from Peterborough, Ontario.
In October 1999, Fisher made his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators.
He played for the Senators until he was traded to the Nashville Predators.
One of the reasons he agreed to the trade was so he could be close to his wife Carrie.
On December 20, 2009, Carrie and her former hockey captain hubby announced their engagement.
On July 10, 2010, Carrie Underwood and Mike tied the knot after almost two years of dating.
More than 250 people were in attendance at their wedding ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton Lodge in Greensboro, Georgia.
Carrie’s engagement ring from Mike features a yellow diamond and was valued at $150K.
In February 2015, the couple welcomed their first child; a son named Isaiah.
In January 2019, the singer and the pro athlete expanded their family further with the birth of their second son Jacob.
As fans saw last week, the Oklahoma native suffered a massive technical error that led to several moments of awkward silence on live TV in the middle of the inauguration – which was being telecast around the world.
Carrie was quickly walked onto the stage area by handlers when music from America The Beautiful was supposed to begin playing.
However, nothing came from the speakers – leading to awkward moments of silence and confusion as the whole room, Carrie included, looked around – seemingly not knowing what to do.
The former Idol winner ended up pushing through as she belted out the tune acapella and was praised by viewers for her professional “boss move.”
Despite the positive reaction from fans, Carrie was reportedly left “furious” by the lack of consideration, as well as for the technical mishap that occurred on the world’s biggest stage.
According to the DailyMail, Carrie was upset that she was not granted a proper “stage or platform even like previous performers,” presumably due to the event being held indoors.
Her ongoing silence has also led many to believe she is not happy with the performance – while a source told The U.S. Sun she’s even “second-guessing” agreeing to sing at all.
