{"id":2396801,"date":"2026-04-30T22:24:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T22:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2396801"},"modified":"2026-04-30T22:24:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T22:24:46","slug":"american-idol-fans-speculate-about-tension-between-judge-carrie-underwood-and-guest-nikki-glaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/american-idol-fans-speculate-about-tension-between-judge-carrie-underwood-and-guest-nikki-glaser\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018American Idol\u2019 Fans Speculate About \u2018Tension\u2019 Between Judge Carrie Underwood and Guest Nikki Glaser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans think <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/tag\/carrie-underwood\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Carrie Underwood;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Carrie Underwood<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/tag\/nikki-glaser\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Nikki Glaser;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nikki Glaser<\/a><\/strong> weren\u2019t thrilled to be working together on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/tag\/american-idol\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:American Idol;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">American Idol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On the Monday, April 27 episode of the hit singing competition, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/lionel-richie-carrie-underwood-theorize-193105279.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:the comedian, 41, joined judges;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">the comedian, 41, joined judges<\/a> <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/tag\/luke-bryan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Luke Bryan;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Luke Bryan<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/tag\/lionel-richie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Lionel Richie;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lionel Richie<\/a><\/strong>, and Underwood, 43, as a guest judge for <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/tag\/taylor-swift\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Taylor Swift;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Taylor Swift<\/a><\/strong> night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Viewers took to social media, expressing how they felt the country star wasn\u2019t very warm toward the TV personality, per comments reported on by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/16282648\/american-idol-fans-tension-judges-carrie-underwood-nikki-glaser\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The U.S. Sun;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The U.S. Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"748\" height=\"499\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/s9p.kVPVgqPhoG5mQ19fVA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/star_860\/faeadb8f35afa2feb4f3eac53b826f20\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe tension between Carrie and Nikki is KILLING me lmaoo,\u201d one person posted on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cCarrie cannot standddd Nikki lol,\u201d a second wrote on Reddit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWell, I don\u2019t think Carrie Underwood looks happy that Nikki Glaser is there,\u201d a third added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cCarrie and Nikki could not be more opposite lol,\u201d a fourth pointed out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the show, the \u201cBefore He Cheats\u201d hitmaker shared a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXqSCGdDYj0\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:photo;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">photo<\/a> of herself and the former FBoy Island host smiling together on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHad a fun night with the beautiful and hilarious @nikkiglaser joining us as a guest judge tonight on @americanidol! \ud83d\ude02 \u2728,\u201d Underwood captioned her post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2reQmXRwnFmd.eyCVHhfeQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE0NDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/star_860\/ab7eba4e5a0ebaf24f396379b6efd5a6\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Glaser has yet to comment on the post at the time of publication, but did share a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXp4qZIjdkO\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:video;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">video<\/a> on Instagram on April 27 of her sitting on the stairs lip-syncing Swift\u2019s hit track \u201cSo High School\u201d with her backup dancers from the Eras Tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cTune in to American Idol NOW for #TaylorSwiftNight on @abc and @disneyplus \ud83d\udc9b,\u201d Glaser captioned the video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/nikki-glaser-admits-embarrassing-people-173841426.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:As Star reported earlier this week;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">As Star reported earlier this week<\/a>, Glaser recently addressed the controversial comments she made on <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/tag\/alex-cooper\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Alex Cooper\u2019s;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Alex Cooper\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CuWkQs2A23o\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Call Her Daddy;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Call Her Daddy<\/a> podcast about being OK with her boyfriend <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/nikki-glaser-doesn-t-really-153455199.html\" 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On the Monday, April 27 episode of the hit singing competition, the comedian, 41, joined judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Underwood, 43, as a guest judge for Taylor Swift night. 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