Luke Bryan has revealed the key reason why he thinks Carrie Underwood is the most "qualified" to be a judge on American Idol . His fellow country singer is set to make history as the first winner of the show to join the judges panel during her debut in the upcoming Season 23. However, speaking with Extra at the 17th Academy of Country Music Honors, where he received the ACM Lifting Lives Award, Bryan said Underwood had a quality perfect for the judges panel that no one else has.
Carrie Underwood’s career highs — from American Idol to Las Vegas residency American Idol's hidden battle to secure Carrie Underwood before rival show Asked how he would help Underwood take on her new role, Bryan said: “Carrie’s got all the tools to navigate. If you can win ‘American Idol,’ I think you are certainly qualified to be able to judge it.” The singer added: “Her pedigree of her career and everything from winning it to all the things she’s done, it has been pretty amazing.
"I’m just excited to sit behind the judges table with her...
She is just beyond a class act. I can’t wait to be working with her.” The 41-year-old claims she'll be honest, constructive and encouraging in her judging but an insider claims she'll also be a bit rough.
"She has so much to share with the new wannabes, having been a contestant herself," one insider told Life & Style . "And don’t let that sweet face fool you. Carrie’s going to be tough.
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