Carrie Underwood recently sat down with "Good Morning America" to discuss her return to "American Idol," this time as a judge. Her comments revealed a profound sense of nostalgia and emotional attachment to the show that launched her into stardom. "It feels like coming home," she remarked, her eyes glistening with the hint of tears. The familiar faces among the crew, those who had been there since her contestant days in 2005, only compounded this powerful sense of homecoming. "There are a lot of people still working on the show who were there when I was a contestant," she said with a heartfelt smile.
Underwood famously competed on -- and won -- season 4 of "American Idol" in 2005, kicking off an iconic career for the country music superstar."I feel like being on both sides of the coin, I'll be able to hopefully offer some insight and help and kind of offer a different viewpoint," she said of how her experience will help her as a judge.
While Underwood is uniquely qualified to join fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan, she did admit one one "big problem" she'll have to contend with: "I can't lie.
""I just can't. You can tell," she revealed. "I feel like I'll be very honest, but hopefully I can be very constructive and encouraging.
"Future contestants can rest easy knowing Underwood will be a nice judge, as she admitted she won't be too hard on them.
"Just ask my kids," the mom of two -- who shares sons Isaiah, 9, and Jacob, 5, with husband Mike Fisher -- joked.
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