Carrie Underwood made her first post-accident appearance at the ACM Awards on Sunday. Carrie wrote earlier this year that she was suffering facial injuries following an accident at home last fall which she called “gruesome.” She told fans “I want you all to understand why I might look a bit different.” All the photos she posted and her appearance Sunday seemed to belie that, and she looked absolutely fine. Of course it’s possible that everything she told us was true, that she did have very visible injuries, that she worked to conceal them and to control what the public saw of her, and that she was self conscious about it. That’s what a new story on People claims, that Carrie was so scared that people would see the scars on her face.
A Nashville source told PEOPLE that Underwood worried about the reaction she’d get.
“She ended up skipping the red carpet because she didn’t want to be bombarded with questions about the accident,” the insider said. “It’s the most shaken anyone has ever seen her … this whole ordeal. She was terrified of people seeing the scars.”
The source added, “Her hair and makeup team must’ve been under so much pressure.”
A rep for Underwood did not immediately return PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Many fans remarked on social media that they didn’t notice a difference in the country singer’s looks.
Some of you said you could see faint scars near Carrie’s temple but she looked the same to me. I think she benefited from the fact that she’s always worn so much makeup prior to her accident and could use the best makeup and makeup artists to cover up her scars without looking much different. This is a time to give her the benefit of the doubt, to believe her story and her account of how it affected her, and to also believe that she worked hard to hide her injuries from the public.
Carrie’s new single, “Cry Pretty,” is a battle cry for women working to hide their scars and to hide their pain. She’s telling us what she’s gone through. E! reports that the entire audience was standing for Carrie during her performance, that they remained quiet and rapt as she sang and that they broke out in “uproarious applause” as soon as she was finished. Hers was the best received performance of the night.
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I think at this point she needs a therapy, not a make-up artist.
@tanguerita, YES, THIS
Yeah, this is bordering on dysmorphic disorder.
Yes, this is a very odd reaction to slipping and falling on ice. Either there’s more to the story, or she has some really troubling body issues. I wish her health.
She did say in her IG post that there is more to the story that she’s just not ready to talk about yet but will on her own time.
Sara, really?! What does that mean, I wonder?
@Sara, I saw that too and it was recent – she herself is creating the drama and mystery and prolonging this.
@Tanguerita, @anners – AMEN!!
It’s means that when her new album comes out and she is doing publicity for it she will probably have a People cover story as well relaying the horrific details of her fall.
My prediction is she was under the influence but has now recovered and is sober.
*Or and this would be truly terrifying, she was holding her child when she fell and in order to save her child from harm she took the brunt of the fall causing the broken wrist and face injury. That would be very traumatic and personal. Something similar happened to my sister in law, my year old nephew was fine but she has back problems from the fall.
Either way she looks fine and her fans will be behind her no matter what.
Agree. But I’ve thought this about her for years. I remember reading feature on her in Glamour magazine several years ago. During the interview she was holding onto a powerbar wrapper after she had finished eating it. She wanted to log the amount of calories she’d consumed. The interviewer asked if she did that with everything she ate, and she admitted that she did.
I just thought that it was a bit obsessive and now with this issue with her face, maybe she struggles with body dismorphia. Idk. Just a thought.
Lots of people who are trying to lose weight or stay at their weight track calories though. Doesn’t seem obsessive to me, especially not in her business.
@Girl_Ninja I remember that Glamour article. I was so incensed I cancelled my subscription. I had my own health issues at the time and was furious as I believe they were trying to insinuate that her habit of diet coke and popcorn for lunch was a healthy example. (Because she is just so busy bless her).
Now, Carrie has since admitted she was out of control and is much healthier now, but that was my first real exposure to the “stars they’re better than us” diatribe and how soul destroying it can be.
I count calories. I have a set amount that I eat per day. I’ve lost almost 25 lbs. I’m close to my goal, which is a healthy weight for my height. It’s not obsessive to count calories. Not for everyone.
Being petrified of people seeing scars is what strikes me as a little sad.
There was a tv interview she did (probably a few years back) where they followed her around and during the piece, she pulled out her food diary / journal that chronicled everything she eats out every day of her handbag and she said something to the effect that she gave herself stickers / gold stars when she eats right. I only remember cause it sounded so odd to me that she had to devote that much thought and energy to it when she is 1. Gorgeous, 2. Seems to be naturally slim 3. Actually talented and can sing & write songs so you would think the way she looks is not the primary reason she has a music career 4. Didn’t speak to a health or illness reason as to why she was so conscious of what she put in her body.
🤷🏻♀️ So, part of me agrees with you. BUT, I just had a very traumatic experience that resulted in losing 8-10 inches of hair depending on the section, and while I’m fine NOW*, I was a sobbing, insecure mess for days-and that isn’t even permanent (it felt permanent at the time). I can kind of get why she might be traumatized and horrified and warning people, especially since part of her success is definitely built on how she looks. Having how you look changed by something outside your control, for a control freak, is just awful.
* I combed my now just-above-shoulders hair and walked out the door this am-that definitely helped me feel better about this new cut.
If you don’t mind me asking, what happened that you lost 8 inches of your hair? Is it just your hair or scalp too? It just seems strange to me for someone to cry for days and be so insecure about your hair. It’s just hair, it grows back
@kitty “It’s just hair, it grows back.” sounds like something someone who never lost any hair would say. Having to have my long hair completely shaved off was the worst part of my brain surgery, and I sure was upset. Losing their hair was very upsetting for friends and family members who went through chemotherapy treatments. My medications have left me with bald spots for years, and we all know hair is a noticeable thing when talking about how good or bad someone looks. I don’t know what happened to @lizlemon, but I wish her well
So, I’ve been using a hair stylist for about two years (since I moved) and I asked her for a change. Instead of saying she couldn’t do it, or explaining why it was a bad idea on my very dark hair, she spent 5 hours trying to balayage my hair. She completely jacked it up, including burning off a section in the back and leaving diagonal stripes in my hair. In order to salvage what was left, her boss and I agreed to chop off a ton of it, and tone the remainder back to my natural color.
No-I didn’t have an underlying trauma (cancer, surgery) but it wasn’t what I wanted or expected, and having my personal presentation completely changed was horrifying. In addition, the migraine medication I was on last year has made growing my hair (and nails) back out a lot more challenging than I would have found it ten years ago. So… yes, it’s just hair, but I care a great deal about my presence, put a lot of time and effort into hair, makeup, clothes, and shoes, and to have someone completely change how I look without my explicit permission was horrifying. I’ve had to talk about it with every single person who knows me because the first thing they say is, “oh my gosh you’ve cut your hair!” My hair was long, wavy, and one of the first things women notice about me. And even without telling the story, it still is a conversation. Over and over. And a reminder of how substantially my appearance has changed-it even affected my sex appeal (in my head).
I’m about ten days out, and feeling much better, but the first day or two was incredibly depressing.
@Beth
Same type of thing happened to me too–two brain surgeries (recurrent brain tumor), radiation and chemo. They only had to shave a small portion for my surgeries but I lost most of my hair during radiation treatment. That was one of the most traumatic things of the whole experience. I know it probably seemed “silly” to the people around me but it was a huge deal to me. . . sort of the cherry on top of the cake of a horrendous year. It probably did not seem rational, but I would get so frustrated when people were dismissive about how I felt about my hair because I had “bigger” issues than that. I WAS worried about the brain tumor killing me, but that doesn’t mean that I loved the way my dented/scarred/bald head looked in the mirror–I felt disfigured. I have permanent hair loss (about a 4 inch long x 1 inch wide section around my scar) . I am able to hide it pretty well, but if I go swimming or I am in a wind storm it, it shows. I am very self conscious about it, so I definitely agree with what you said.
Hugs to you and hope you are healthy and stay that way!
LizLemon: hey, just a note regarding migraines… you and/or your physician may not know about a simple test of one’s eye pressure. theres a surgical procedure to reduce the pressure in one’s eyeball and it can WORK to permanently relieve migraines (in certain cases). a friend of mine is currently campaigning to have this simple test included in ER protocols because she’s suffered for years and no one ever tested her eye pressure until 2017 – and the subsequent procedure worked! not another migraine since the fix.
@Stinky-
Thanks so much and I will share with my migraine friends. For me personally it turned out to be my teeth (!). I had Invisalign and it completely fixed the issue, so I’m off the meds now! Hopefully the side effects will eventually go away-the tooth sensitivity is awful!
@beth ~ I lost all my hair, eyelashes, everything due to chemo. I’ll never forget the trauma. Ever.
Until you’ve lost all your hair, NEVER NEVER tell someone, “it’s just hair, it’ll grow back”.
It’s insensitive and painful, believe me from someone who’s been there.
@Beth: I think cancer patients who loose their hair due to chemo or surgery are universally found to be sympathetic. It is understood to be a traumatizing aspect of dealing with cancer, a visual representation to many of the disease itself. That is why most women and teenage girls who can, donate their hair to making wigs. It is not in the same category however as the hairstylists who cuts off more hair from a noncancer patient than they asked for. Or who screws up your hair. This has happened to every single woman I have ever met in life including me. And to men.
Yes you are upset and demoralized for about a week or two but then you find a way to fix it, wear hats, style your hair differently, braid it, wear a weave or wig etc. and go about you life. The reaction matches the weight of the issue. If you however equate a bad haircut to that of a cancer patient or a patient on certain medications with hair loss or baldness, most people’s sympathy is limited. The reaction is out of proportion.
I don’t think anyone is comparing Carrie’s situation, or mine, with cancer or brain surgery. Those are obviously horrific experiences, and hair loss is just one of the many parts that make it traumatic.
However, I was absolutely devastated about my hair-for several days. I am ok now, but the first week or so was bad-because I didn’t look like myself and I had to realign the expectation. If Carrie spent months not looking like herself before she could realign her expectations, I can see how that would be an awful experience.
Exactly! This reminds me of Gloria Estefan’s performance of “Coming Out of the Dark” after she had that horrific bus accident. But in Gloria’s case her life was in danger and I think they expected that she may not be able to walk again.
I understand that Carrie’s experience may have been traumatic for her, but she is alive and her looks really haven’t changed significantly. I think she needs some perspective.
I think she knows that her value is not just on her singing, but in her looks. She had beauty endorsements. With that understanding I just can’t with her insecure a$$.
I grew up with a mom who had half her face burnt as a child. I never saw her as a person with a scarred face, I just saw her.
Life was hard for her raising me and my siblings pretty much by herself. She worked many graveyard shifts and I punched a girl in the face for calling her a scar faced B to hurt me. Through all that my mom had the best spirit and was my best friend. She died 2 years ago and I miss her every day. She had the best laugh!
So i just have zero sympathy for an insecure, image obsessed, female vocalist who caters to misogynistic people.
@kimbers I love the way you spoke about your mother.She must have been so strong and it sounds like she raised a wonderful daughter (you)! I am sorry you lost her,but I’m going to remember your/her story to keep my own issues in perspective.Thankyou for sharing what you did.
Kimbers, your comment just made my day. Your mom sounded like the best person and it seems she raised you beautifully.
@tanguerita
Exactly! Something is rotten in Denmark, or Tennessee, as it were.
I agree 100%. Look at Tina Fey with her visible scar… Padma Lakshmi…they are no less beautiful for theirs. This is so sad.
Both of those women were injured early in their lives, and have had quite a while to come to terms with it, or at least as best they can (Tina’s story is so scary and sad, I can’t imagine).
Carrie’s injury is still very new to her. I hope over time whatever she is dealing with, she feels more secure and less self conscious about it. Her physical appearance is already under a lot of scrutiny for her career, the added pressure can’t be fun. Therapy is probably a good idea.
I was gonna say…. maybe we are not looking at “massive scars” but possible body dysmorphia. I hope not, but trauma can do weird things to a person.
But wait…. what if, instead of blaming women who cant cope with the scrutiny, how about we blame the f’ed up society in which we expect too much from women on a superficial level. Dysmorphia is the symptom of something else, not the disease here, ironically.
Yes, even if makeup is covering up some imperfections, she still looks totally fine to me.
I agree…It’s apparent she stakes all her appeal on her appearance. You’re so vain…you probably think this song is about you…don’t you? Don’t you? Damned right…she wrote her latest song about herself…hence the glitter tears painted on her Cry Pretty face.
I believe she had a face lift and that’s it
Right? I feel a bit sorry for her. I can’t imagine being in the public eye and thinking that her career maybe hinges on people seeing her scar. And then to make a “battle cry” for it and still be so scared?
This is incredibly sad… Even if shes covering something up with makeup – youd think she was actually deformed…I hope shes seeing a therapist/has a good support system.
I don’t want to judge her because a face injury for someone in her profession can be devastating, but I feel like it was a huge deal made of this and she looks the same. This story just gets stranger all the time
Same. IMO the whole incident was mishandled from the beginning and it’s taking over her career. Now everyone will always be staring at her trying to see the injury.
Thank God for all of you. This story never made sense to me. She looks the same (like Celebitchy said she always wears a lot of makeup). You would think she suffered third-degree burns or something. This story is really strange. I think she needs therapy as well because something is not adding up.
Kitty, me too. I sincerely feel bad for her, or anyone, dealing with injuries like this. I’m willing to bet that most all of us would be self conscious in this situation. But there’s something off here…the months of updates and warnings that she might not look the same. I can’t put my finger on it but it’s weird.
She has been a star for many years now. I honestly cannot imagine a slight change in her face would shake her fans. Honestly, I’d imagine they would have a “more power to you, Carrie” attitude to her comeback after the injury . *shrugs*
Did she get hit in the face? did someone attack her? Why all the trauma if she just slipped on ice? I’m not judging how she’s coping, btw. I’m genuinely confused and worried there is something very awful happening/happened.
This is the point I am arriving at. I know it’s probably not the face that she is used to, and she remembers the swelling and scars when they were fresh, and heaven only knows what kind of silicone tape she might be wearing to hide stitches, but she looks…. normal. She doesn’t look deformed or ugly, or really even very different (although her nose looks different – maybe that’s where she had some trauma?). She still looks like herself, and she still looks very pretty.
I thought her nose looked different too.
Jane…I thought her nose looked different in that black and white photo of her looking straight ahead at something and we only saw her profile…her left side.
I thought perhaps she got herself a nose job…and used an injury as the excuse to tweak it.
Right? I had the same reaction. It must be hard to be in an industry where your looks are so important that something like this would rock your world so tremendously.
…and her lips look different. I feel bad for people when they are so pretty to begin with and then they get surrounded by fakeness and their perspective on what looks good gets skewewd.
I can understand why she would be so insecure about this actually. I work in a branch of the entertainment industry where I am heavily judged on my appearance as well, and I have been known to cry over small amounts of weight gain and other self perceived flaws from time to time. I got the mumps a few years ago and swelled up like a puffer fish. To this day, I sometimes look in the mirror and think my jawline still looks swollen like that, even though the swelling has been gone for years. It really messes with your head to know that your paychecks partially depend on your face. I can only imagine how much those feelings intensify when you are famous.
Yeah, if she didn’t say anything about the accident and the stitches, I don’t think anyone would notice because there’s nothing visible. Could be covered by make up but she always worn a lot of makeup. I’m a little confused by her reaction or this article, it’s been 2 or 3 straight days about this
. . . and it happened four months ago. I’m a little puzzled too.
The only one I see looking different is Keith Urban..
This must have really traumatized her. I hope she gets the support she needs
Keith has a good make up artist too
😂😂
Thanks for the laugh!
He’s what we used to call metrosexual.
Agreed with the commenters above, if she was that affected by a minor injury to her face in which we can BARELY see any proof of, she needs to see someone on WHY it affected her so.
I don’t think any of us can judge someone else’s trauma and how they react to things like the anxiety of having millions of people look at them after a devastating accident. I don’t know the details of her accident, but things like that can and do cause ptsd. For a young woman living in a world and working in an industry where so much emphasis is placed on looks, where her face is literally known to millions, when she knows EVERYONE is going to be looking at her with a magnifying lens to try and spot the scars, I can totally see why she is struggling so much with this.
I DO hope she is getting counseling for this, not because I think there’s anything strange with what she’s feeling but because I think anyone in her shoes would need help coping.
I can see why she’s struggling with it, too, as it happened traumatically and out of her control, but it’s not like people in music and entertainment don’t show up with new faces all the damn time (and then lie about it being yams, for example).
Well said Tommy.
Actually, call me crazy (I feel crazy), but to me she looks really different, and noticeably “concealed”. As if her face was broken in million pieces and they managed to put all the pieces back where they were, but it doesn’t look quite the same anymore.
I don’t know about that, she is wearing a shit ton of make up, probably why she looks like that
I agree. I can’t see any scars but something is different about her face.
I agree her nose looks different & her face looks narrower somehow..? That said, I agree with the commenters above that I hope she has good counseling to get through her issues – whatever they may be…
Maybe she had a facial fracture, or maybe there is filler under the scars to counteract the skin contraction of scarring, requiring a match of filling on the other side. Something that changed the contours?
I don’t follow her, so I don’t see it, but I’d imagine these scenarios are possible.
Her lips look different.
I agree — something looks different to me too but I can’t put my finger on it.
To me she looks slightly different, but only as if she had some minor tweaks that celebrities get.
I agree. It’s very subtle, but her nose, lips and left eye look different.
I don’t see that at all. Just a lot of make-up.
I’m sorry but, in a world where many people are dealing with being REALLY disfigured–due to being blown up by bombs in war-torn countries, burn victims, soldiers that have lost limbs in wars–I don’t have all that much sympathy for a beautiful multi-millionaire entertainer who is upset over some facial scarring that nobody else can even detect! I’ll save my sympathy for those who are truly disfigured. It might be hard for her, but, (as my mother always tells me to do when I complain about something), I think she needs to count her blessings, be thankful for all the good things in her life, and move on. Sorry if that’s harsh.
Yep….the section would seem to suggest some sort of body issues – or that something more traumatic happened & she’s not saying – which is her right – but in that case she need to stop going on and on about the bit she is sharing. She’s only drawing more attention to the very thing she doesn’t want to discuss… sorry if that’s harsh…
People can have sympathy for more than one thing at once.
I had never heard of her until I came on here, and still know nothing much about her. I was going to be a stickybeak and ask what was supposed to have happened to her, but reading the comments, think I have the gist of it now. Poor lady.
And thank you for the new word. Stickybeak? That’s a great one.
I’m thinking it’s akin to nosy?
I’m not sure people really understand just how much skillfully applied make-up can cover up. That and some fillers to balance out any loss of symmetry, and you’re set. But you still know the damage is there, and if you’re still self-conscious about it it’s hard not to fixate on how much other people are seeing.
I have facial scarring and some slight nerve damage from a car accident. With my make-up on properly and my fillers up to date, it’s invisible unless you catch me at a hideous angle in the worst possible lighting. When I phone in my make-up and let the fillers fade away a bit, it’s noticeable but reads more as haggard than ‘a windshield ended up in my face’. With no make-up on, the damage is very obvious.
I don’t care anymore, and only hide it because I can’t be bothered talking to people about it and dealing with sympathy I don’t need, but back when I cared it was nerve-wracking.
I’m just glad you’re still alive.
I think it would have been more impactful had she come out and let her scars (if there are any) show. Also, I bet that if she visited a veterans hospital or a burn unit she would realize how blown out of proportion she’s making her incident. At least she will recover and the scars (if there are any) will fade. Many others are not this lucky.
Seriously. She’s acting like she’s deformed. Imagine how a person with actual facial deformity is feeling watching her “struggle.” Look, I understand this is hard for her, but the way it’s been played out for the drama is ridiculous. She probably should have kept this to herself or been upfront and honest from the get go. All this secrecy over a scar that is not even discernible is ott.
I haven’t read this in the comments regarding this issue but I may have overlooked it. The secrecy on this bothers me maybe more than it should because we have seen someone who came before Carrie and she handled things in a completely different manner. Patsy Cline laid it all out there. Here a short bit about her injuries: https://youtu.be/oPa-o_tbbmg
I understand that no two people handle things the same way but…. it would be amazing if she could move forward without all of the drama the way her predecessor did.
I’ve had skin cancers removed from my face on two occasions. Having someone carve on your face can be extremely demoralizing. Those feelings eventually find their place in the grand scheme of life, and the scars fade, but I was so sad about it for a while. She looks great and I am glad for her
There could be nerve damage. My brother’s face looks fine to look at, but with movement you know there is something different. He had damage from a botched wisdom tooth extraction.
to all of you who think she doesn’t deserve your empathy and compassion because others have it worse, you don’t know what happened to her. no one outside of her tight circle knows exactly what her injuries were. you don’t know if nerve damage was done. you don’t know if there are scars under her makeup. you don’t know her personal trauma with coping with the damage. i do know that i have cut myself in kitchen accidents and it hurts badly, even if other people have lost a limb. i’ve had a third degree burn that was painful even though others have been burnt worse. i also know that that compassion doesn’t run out if you use too much of it. we have more we can use, it’s not a limited supply.
^^^THIS! Thank you! You don’t get to tell someone else how to feel or react to something. What may seem minor to the rest of us can be HUGE for the person living it.
I read that there is a lack of empathy because of the PR approach, not because she was hurt.
Yes, to me that is the distinction.
I absolutely love your point about compassion. I think Carrie was beautiful and she is still beautiful. If there is more to this story then all the more reason for compassion, PR faux pas or not.
I feel bad that a beautiful pop star hurt herself and scarred her face. I don’t feel bad that she’s used it as a publicity stunt and overdramatized what she’d actually look like, making people that have actual facial deformities most certainly feel worse. Woe is me isnt limitless. There’s a point where a little perspective needs to come in.
Great points.
Absolutely this.
I agree. There are products out there that can cover port-wine stains and scars. We’re not seeing her makeup in person. She may be wearing a very thick layer of Dermablend or something similar to cover a large scar.
Thank you Joanne. Exactly.
Can I just say that the glitter underneath her eyes were uncalled for. Some other sites were stating that she was crying during her performance. Perhaps she was, but how could you tell through all the make up? I am not a country music fan, but I know she can sing, and she is a beautiful lady. I would have much more respect for her had she not posted ‘teasers’ about her face for months and then come out there on stage, scars and all. I think that would have sent more of a message to people everywhere that regardless what you look like on the outside, it’s the talent, hard work, and love you have on the inside.
She had glitter under her eyes because the song she was performing was called, “Cry Pretty,” so the glitter tears definitely tie into the song.. Not really sure how that was “uncalled for”.
It is a direct (and frankly obvious) tie-in to the song she was singing.
And this is the very reason she probably felt the need to go overboard about a facial injury — people will drag and criticize about literally anything, especially when they are uninformed.
To me, it looks like she had a facelift.
Someone saw her three-and-a-half months ago at her gym and got a photograph with her and met her, not knowing she had had a recent accident. That was one month after the accident. She said she didn’t notice anything about her face. The photo didn’t show anything glaring either, but you couldn’t see much of that side of her face..
I’m sure she had/has scars, but they seemed to be healing nicely and able to be covered up only a month after the accident. Could there be nerve damage? Maybe. But she didn’t mention anything about that, just the amount of stitches. I’m glad it’s healing nicely for her, at least not noticeable with makeup. That must have been frightening.
To me, she looks different. Not bad but it seems as her face at rest sits differently than before- like something underneath the eye curving the nose and to her lip- in that area there is something different than before.
I just don’t know. Seems to me that her face is ‘off’ but I see no scarring or disfigurement. I am extremely put off by the PR stunt she has been pulling about her injuries and I’m very disturbed by the ‘teasers’ she kept leaking leading up to the ACM awards. It seems kinda effed up if you ask me. I don’t know what really happened or what work she had done but if she was genuinely injured in an accident the climax up to the big ‘reveal’ is thirsty and pathetic and any respect I had for her is lost completely.
I’m of two minds on this. She’s so beautiful and even if she weren’t, your looks are not the most important thing in the world. Putting so much emphasis on this is troubling and shallow. On the other hand, the level of trauma she is emphasizing with this injury makes me think she was attacked. If that’s the case, she deserves support. The pain of “resurfacing” is more than just the physical scars.
i have mixed feelings about this. yes, your face is part of your identity and when it changes suddenly (however slightly) it must be terrifying.
at the same time, how can women transcend “beauty” if they’re constantly fucking scared of having/attaining/losing it and obsessing ever goddamn minute of the day? there’s a reason that there’s no such fixation for men; men transcend their bodies and go outward, becoming greater than if they’d gone inward.
The Drama Queen – Underwood – has got to get a grip….. In my younger years I once dated a beautiful Drama Queen. I took a few weeks of that drama & quickly dumped her like a peck of potatoes. That exactly the way that most fans will drop her unless she wakes up, smells the roses and comes down to earth.
I would have more empathy if the “teaser” pr photos weren’t used. Very torn on this, as I have spent the past nine months bald with no eyelashes, black fingernails, and loss of boobs- and it is demoralizing. Pity if the absolute WORST. But the Instagram teases really bothered me. Hate to judge how others get to their brave spot, though. I don’t know.
Been there and you have all my sympathy – Underwood, not so much. She’s using this as a ploy to reel in more fans and attention. Celebrity has gone to her head and she now lives her life through a magnifying glass of self-obsession.
It’s more maddening that she probably didnt *have* to come back if she wasnt ready. And it seems quite obvious that shes not ready to be in the public eye
Right there with you, @Icantremembermyusername. Lost my hair, lashes, boobs, got nerve damage from years of chemo, and have several feet of scars from cancer related surgeries. The photos released prior to the awards show really bothered me. I am teased often about being a ‘bleeding heart’ by those closest to me, yet I am unable to feel much sympathy for Carrie.
The song is so fitting.
If she wouldnt havent blabbed on so much about it no one would have even noticed. She is totally is so full of herself that whatever happened has caused her to have body image anxiety
Me too or definitely some kind of reconstruction or fillers. She used to have a very pointy chin and she doesn’t now. Her jawline is kind of squarish. Perhaps this was part of what she needed to have done because of her fall but there’s definitely a a difference to the shape of her face.
I think she is drawing more attention to this than needs to be given. If she hadn’t said anything nobody would ever have noticed. It seems strange to me. Something feels off.
Eek, Keith is morphing into Mohamed Hadid.
Enough already Carrie!!! It’s become ridiculous
I am not a huge Carrie Underwood fan. I really just know her from celebrity news. In my opinion she looked a little different and I can’t put my finger on what exactly. Her mouth maybe. That plus Botox. Anyway, she lived a quiet private life so no one needed to know anything about her accident, or whatever it was. She is the one who has yapped incessantly about it. If she hadn’t said anything no one would know. It is pretty disingenuous to turn around and say she had to avoid the red carpet so she would not have to answer questions about it. I find the whole thing suspicious. She is spinning this story super hard. Why?
This story is days old so I’m pretty sure no one will see this comment, but for the record Carrie did a live interview with Billboard Youtube. On full screen, you can see the scarring that’s above and around her lips, and yes it is extensive scarring–even probably with the input of the best plastic surgeons in America. Doesn’t detract from her beauty. I actually think imperfections make someone’s face even more beautiful.
I say this as one of those people that watched the AMA clip thinking pffft, she looks the same. Then I watched the youtube clip and realized the scarring is legitimately present all around the mouth. i wish she wasn’t so afraid of showing it, but that’s her journey and I can’t blame her for it. I have two very prominent “flaws” on my face which I cover daily with heavy makeup. it’s taken me my whole life up to this point to accept those 2 flaws, but I still get self conscious in direct sunlight when they’re visible, even under the makeup.