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Earlier this year, Carrie Underwood<\/a> opened up about her time with \u201cbestie\u201d<\/a> Bo Bice on\u00a0American Idol<\/a>, but where do the Season 4 winner and runner-up stand 20 years later<\/a>?<\/p>\n TV Insider caught up with Bice, who admitted that he and Underwood \u201chaven\u2019t had a lot of connections since the show,\u201d adding, \u201cShe obviously has a very busy life. Obviously, I\u2019ve been busy, as well. My wife and I have four children that we raise, and I\u2019ve been on tour doing my stuff and with other bands.\u201d<\/p>\n However, earlier this year, the two got to reconnect when Bice paid a visit to the set of\u00a0American Idol, where Underwood was working as a judge for the first time. \u201cThat was such a wonderful opportunity just to get to say how proud I was of my friend,\u201d Bice shared.<\/p>\n The singer had nothing but praise for Underwood. \u201cI was able to have all of my dreams come true, and I was able to see one of my best friends that I had become very close with have her dreams come true,\u201d he gushed. \u201cOver the years, as I\u2019ve watched her progress throughout her career, I\u2019ve never had one sense of jadedness, one sense of regret, one sense of any kind of aggravation when I see her succeed. It\u2019s always, \u2018Man, I knew it from the beginning!\u2019 She\u2019s proved that over and over again.\u201d<\/p>\n He discussed how \u201cproud\u201d he is of both Underwood and Kelly Clarkson<\/a> for becoming the biggest-selling artists in American Idol history. \u201cCarrie\u2019s just always going to have a special place in my heart,\u201d he concluded. \u201cWe had a great relationship and I\u2019ll always be there for her no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n Underwood will be returning to\u00a0American Idol as a judge for Season 24 next year. Meanwhile, amid his busy touring schedule, Bice recently returned to TV<\/a> for an appearance on the Fox game show The Floor<\/a>.<\/p>\n