Carrie Underwood Opens Up in 1st TV Interview Since Accident

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Tanvier Peart May 10, 2018 at 3:30 PM

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It's been six months since news broke of Carrie Underwood's horrific home accident, which had resulted in 40-plus stitches and a broken wrist (ouch). Since then, people have been questioning just how bad the mishap was, considering Carrie looks quite fabulous. And now, folks are so over it -- and some critics are even saying that Carrie Underwood's first TV interview "devalues" women. (Say what?)

Carrie opened up to Hoda Kotb about the incident and the praise that she looks good after her November accident.

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"I just fell, I just tripped, taking my dogs out to do their business," Carrie Underwood said on the Today show, describing her unfortunate accident. "It could have happened to anybody. I say if I'd fallen anywhere else, it wouldn't have been a problem, but here was just one little step that I went to catch myself on and I missed. In the beginning, I didn't know how things were going to end up. It just wasn't pretty."

"I have a dedicated team of professionals who can spackle and paint and paste," the singer said. "Every day I feel a little more back to normal."

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This TV interview, Carrie's first since her accident, comes after months of not showing her full face.

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"I was at a point where I didn't know how things were going to end up," the 35-year-old Grammy award winner explained about her injuries on iHeartRadio's Bobby Bones Show last month. "I didn't know what was going to go on. I didn't know what it was going to heal like. … You just don't know how things are going to heal or end up."
Since her incident, Carrie has made public appearances, including performing at the 2018 Country Music Awards.
And people are so done hearing about it.

Judging by these comments, people want Carrie to move on.
Some go as far as to accuse Carrie of "devaluing women" ...

(Yikes.)
... as well as other people with "real issues."

This isn't the first time Carrie Underwood has been criticized about her post-accident looks.
Alright, everyone. Let's take five and chill for a second.

There's no need to get worked up over Carrie Underwood. She answered questions Hoda asked her -- so why blame her for doing so? Chill with the hysteria; you can get an ulcer getting that frustrated.