According to some,Carrie Underwoodhas lived a fairytale life.
She won a nationally televised singing competition that catapulted her into superstardom.
She’s a Grammy-winning recording artistworth millions and millions of dollarsfrom performing worldwide.
She’s married to a professional athlete and has two healthy children.
She had a great childhood and is still close with her family.
From the outside, things look pretty good for Underwood.
But fame, money, and success do not guarantee happiness in other aspects of life.
Even those with seemingly perfect lives face difficulties, including Underwood.
Here are the tragic details about Carrie Underwood’s life.
“I knew that I weighed more than I had ever weighed before,” Underwood toldPeople.
In an effort to become more comfortable with how she looked, Underwood fell into some bad habits.
“As soon as you start making little tweaks, people immediately go, ‘You look so great!’
Then you start wondering, ‘How bad did I look before?’
Then it’s like, ‘Well, I guess I should keep on going.’
Then you start eating less,” she said, adding that she also took weight-loss drugs.
“It wasn’t the best way.
“Physical fitness makes everything else possible,” Underwood said in an interview withWomen’s Health.
Per theCleveland Clinic, with pregnancy insomnia, “You may have trouble falling (and staying) asleep.
Underwood took toX, formerly Twitter, to air her grievances at the time.
“Dear pregnancy insomnia, just go bother someone else…like dads.
My husband sleeps so soundly and peacefully and I’ve been awake for 2 hours (so far).
How is this fair?
Imma lose my mind!”
she posted at 3:29 a.m.
The country star did find the positive in her pregnancy insomnia, though.
Carrie Underwood had multiple miscarriages
Like many women, Carrie Underwood had difficulty carrying children.
After giving birth to her first child, Underwood had three miscarriages.
Per theOrlando Health Women’s Institute, one in four pregnancies results in a miscarriage.
The miscarriages continued happening while Underwood and Fisher were actively trying to expand their family.
After the third, Underwood reached her breaking point.
“I just had an honest conversation with God, and I told him how I felt.
Underwood struggled emotionally with the loss of three pregnancies, and she was frustrated with her body.
It reminded me I’m not in control of everything,” Underwood said to Women’s Health.
“Our hearts are full, our eyes are tired and our lives are forever changed.
Life is good,” Underwood said onInstagramof her son’s birth.
“I was taking the dogs out and just tripped.
I went to catch myself and just missed a step.
In the accident, Underwood broke her wrist and cut her face.
It was physically impossible,” Underwood toldVultureof the aftermath of her accident.
Underwood’s facial injuries, however, had her a little more concerned.
“I honestly don’t know how things are going to end up …
The aftermath of the injury also affected Underwood’s work schedule.
The singer had to cancel an appearance at the Country Rising Festival because of the fall.
The struggles reportedly returned in late 2023 after Underwood agreed to extend her Las Vegas residency into 2024.
For example, Underwood dated “Gossip Girl” star Chace Crawford in the mid-to-late ’00s.
Despite the unsavory way they separated, Underwood didn’t hold any negativity toward Crawford.
“It just didn’t work.
We both knew it didn’t work and [had] no hard feelings at all whatsoever …
I don’t dislike him, so it’s no big deal,” she said.
I would never give him that much credit.”
But all’s well that ends well, and Underwood completed her fairytale with alavish wedding to Mike Fisher.
Her beloved dog died
Carrie Underwood loves animals.
“I don’t think enough people stand up for animals.
In 2022, tragedy struck when her pet dog Ace died.
Bless you for being a part of so many lives,” Underwoodwroteon Instagram after his death.
Later that year, Underwood also mourned the death of Charlie Daniels.
Just a couple years later, Underwood marked the loss of gospel singer Deborah McCrary.
Then, in 2024, Underwood joined the entire country music community in grieving Toby Keith.
Introduce him to all the Okies and sign that boy up for the choir!
See you again someday, friend,” Underwoodsharedonline.
Aside from contributing to the fund, Underwood did not publicly acknowledge Durrett’s passing.
The following year, Underwood lost another friend, Michael James Ryan Busbee.
“I was lucky enough to get to write and work with @busbee.
So talented…always kind…taken from this earth far, far too soon.
Some things just don’t make sense.
like keep his family in your prayers,” Underwoodpostedafter his death.
