Luke Bryan has some advice for his future coworker and American Idol ’s newest judge Carrie Underwood . “Up her therapist,” he joked with Audacy’s 100.7 The Wolf on Sunday, August 4.
“If she has a therapist, she’s probably going to have to double to deal with me and Lionel.” For season 23 of American Idol , Underwood, 41, will join Bryan, 48, and Lionel Richie on the judge’s panel. It’s a full circle moment for the “Before He Cheats” singer, who won the competition all the way back in 2005.
Even with Underwood’s experience on the show, Bryan joked that it would take a special person to deal with his and Richie’s antics all season long. “Maybe I should credit her or give her..
.,” he told radio host Gabe Mercer backstage at the Watershed Music Festival in Georgia, Washington. “I wonder, ‘Do therapists do gift cards where I can call her therapist and gift her a voucher?’” On August 1, ABC officially confirmed that Underwood would be serving as a judge following Katy Perry ’s exit.
The network shared the news by posting a throwback video that featured Underwood’s intro package on the show 20 years ago. A post shared by American Idol (@americanidol) “I went from nobody knowing my name to tens of millions of people watching the show,” the singer said in the announcement video . “I’m proud of everything that I was able to accomplish on the show and I’m so proud of everything I’ve accomplished since.
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