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Another season of American Idol is in full swing, and it sounds like it may not have gotten off to the best start for Carrie Underwood . On Monday’s episode, Carrie made a comment about a contestant’s “baby knees,” and even though it seems like she was attempting to make a joke, plenty of viewers aren’t laughing. Is it ever a good idea to comment on someone’s body, especially on national television?
Carrie made an offhand comment to fellow judge Luke Bryan.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood)
After seeing a contestant’s audition, Carrie said to Luke, “I couldn’t stop looking at her baby knees.”
Of course, a comment like that demands further explanation, which Carrie was happy to supply, as Star reported — and surprisingly enough, it has to do with the British royal family.
“Like when you have a face in your knees?” she said.. “Right after Kate and William had their baby George, my knees were in a magazine and it was like, ‘ Prince George ’s face was in Carrie Underwood’s knees!’ And I was like, ‘What the crap is going on with my knees?’”
People mostly found the comment weird.
Fans took Carrie to task for her comment in a discussion on an American Idol subreddit .
“I NEVER want to hear ANYONE tell me that nobody notices all the little things I’m self-conscious about because this poor woman is sitting at home somewhere hearing Carrie Underwood say ‘I couldn’t stop staring at her baby knees,’” one person wrote.
“This is exactly what I thought as soon as Carrie said that,” another user replied. “Poor girl.”
Carrie’s already regretting the fact that she said anything — but not because of the backlash.
Oh man, I’m dumb. Sorry I talk about silly things sometimes. Now my kids want to look at my knees. pic.twitter.com/q5NOIVn4Kv — Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) February 3, 2026
After the episode aired, Carrie shared a post on X admitting that she should have thought before she spoke. Not because she might have hurt someone’s feelings, but because her sons Isaiah and Jacob were having a field day with imagining faces in their mom’s knees.
“Oh man, I’m dumb. Sorry I talk about silly things sometimes. Now my kids want to look at my knees,” she wrote, along with a face palm emoji.
Maybe she learned her lesson the hard way? This season of American Idol is still young, though…
