TheseAmerican Idolwinners have no bad blood.In her Tuesday appearance onWatch What Happens Live,Kelly Clarksonshut down any rumors that she andCarrie Underwoodhad issues with each other. Clarkson, who won the first season ofAmerican Idol, questioned why people assumed there was a problem between her and season two winner Underwood, 40.“We don’t even know each other well enough to be pitted against [each other,]” Clarkson, 41, said. “Literally, we’ve run into each other a handful of times, and there’s no beef between us. Nothing between us — we don’t know each other. We literally have run into each other a few times.“Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood in 2018.The “Breakaway” singer’s response cut off the virtual audience asker, who hostAndy Cohenasked to finish their question after Clarkson finished. The caller continued, “What was your favorite part of having her as a guest on your talk show?“Hearing the full question, Clarkson laughed, went up to the bar, gave a quick ‘cheers’ to the night’s bartender, Rob Anderson, before explaining, “Look, everyone always asks me the pitted-against-each-other question.”She continued, “It was awesome! It was great to have her on the show. I think the thing that was cool about it is that everyone always pits us against each other, and I don’t know why they do that. They don’t do that with dudes. They only do it with females. And I’m like, we don’t even know each other well enough to do that. But I think… I’d love to have her there in-person! It was during COVID, so it was over Zoom, which is fine, but it’d be cool.”Kelly Clarkson; Carrie Underwood.Theo Wargo/Getty, Emma McIntyre/GettyLater in the evening, Cohen brought Clarkson back to herAmerican Idolroots once again in his fabled game, “Plead the Fifth.” For his second of three questions, Cohen asked, “Can you name anAmerican Idolwinner from the last five years?”Clarkson responded with a quick “oh s—,” before delaying and guessing in her response. Ultimately, she was unable to name any of the show’s recent winners, which wasrebooted in 2018withLuke Bryan,Katy PerryandLionel Richieas judges.Of course, this isn’t Clarkson’s first time being paired up with Underwood. In 2020, she revealed that shehad signed an autograph as the country superstarwhen a fan mistook the two for each other.“I literally look nothing like Carrie Underwood,” Clarkson said. “I was so embarrassed for her that I just… She was like, ‘Can you sign this?’ And I totally signed ‘Carrie Underwood.’ I think that might be illegal!”
TheseAmerican Idolwinners have no bad blood.
In her Tuesday appearance onWatch What Happens Live,Kelly Clarksonshut down any rumors that she andCarrie Underwoodhad issues with each other. Clarkson, who won the first season ofAmerican Idol, questioned why people assumed there was a problem between her and season two winner Underwood, 40.
“We don’t even know each other well enough to be pitted against [each other,]” Clarkson, 41, said. “Literally, we’ve run into each other a handful of times, and there’s no beef between us. Nothing between us — we don’t know each other. We literally have run into each other a few times.”
Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood in 2018.
The “Breakaway” singer’s response cut off the virtual audience asker, who hostAndy Cohenasked to finish their question after Clarkson finished. The caller continued, “What was your favorite part of having her as a guest on your talk show?”
Hearing the full question, Clarkson laughed, went up to the bar, gave a quick ‘cheers’ to the night’s bartender, Rob Anderson, before explaining, “Look, everyone always asks me the pitted-against-each-other question.”
She continued, “It was awesome! It was great to have her on the show. I think the thing that was cool about it is that everyone always pits us against each other, and I don’t know why they do that. They don’t do that with dudes. They only do it with females. And I’m like, we don’t even know each other well enough to do that. But I think… I’d love to have her there in-person! It was during COVID, so it was over Zoom, which is fine, but it’d be cool.”
Kelly Clarkson; Carrie Underwood.Theo Wargo/Getty, Emma McIntyre/Getty
Theo Wargo/Getty, Emma McIntyre/Getty
Later in the evening, Cohen brought Clarkson back to herAmerican Idolroots once again in his fabled game, “Plead the Fifth.” For his second of three questions, Cohen asked, “Can you name anAmerican Idolwinner from the last five years?”
Clarkson responded with a quick “oh s—,” before delaying and guessing in her response. Ultimately, she was unable to name any of the show’s recent winners, which wasrebooted in 2018withLuke Bryan,Katy PerryandLionel Richieas judges.
Of course, this isn’t Clarkson’s first time being paired up with Underwood. In 2020, she revealed that shehad signed an autograph as the country superstarwhen a fan mistook the two for each other.
“I literally look nothing like Carrie Underwood,” Clarkson said. “I was so embarrassed for her that I just… She was like, ‘Can you sign this?’ And I totally signed ‘Carrie Underwood.’ I think that might be illegal!”
source: people.com
