« I want you all to understand why I might look a bit different, » the singer said in a message to her fans.
Carrie Underwood is still on the mend after a brutal fall in November which required more than 40 stitches in her face.
“There is also another part of the story that I haven’t been ready to talk about since I have still been living it and there has been much uncertainty as to how things will end up,” Underwood, 34, wrote in a note to her fan club on Monday ( via People). “It’s crazy how a freak random accident can change your life.”
“In addition to breaking my wrist, I somehow managed to injure my face as well. I’ll spare you the gruesome details, but when I came out of surgery the night of my fall, the doctor told Mike [Fisher, Underwood’s husband] that he had put between 40 and 50 stitches in.”
As a result of her injuries and subsequent recovery, which is ongoing, “ American Idol ” winner admitted she plans on lying low.
The “Jesus Take the Wheel” singer hasn’t been photographed for a while, and she hasn’t shown her face in any recent Instagram posts since the accident, save for one in which most of her face and head are covered by a scarf.
The country crooner’s face is almost as big a moneymaker as her voice, scoring her endorsements for brands including Olay skincare and Almay.
“I am determined to make 2018 amazing and I want to share things with you along the way,” she explained. “And when I am ready to get in front of a camera, I want you all to understand why I might look a bit different.”
