{"id":7612,"date":"2026-02-03T08:22:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7612"},"modified":"2026-02-03T08:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T08:22:19","slug":"he-wants-his-wife-back-carrie-underwood-has-quietly-hit-pause-stepping-away-from-touring-in-2026-after-years-of-relentless-momentum-fans-are-stunned-but-insiders-say-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=7612","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe Wants His Wife Back.\u201d Carrie Underwood has quietly hit pause \u2014 stepping away from touring in 2026 after years of relentless momentum. Fans are stunned, but insiders say the real story is happening far from the stage. Behind closed doors, the distance, exhaustion, and constant pressure have taken a toll on her marriage to Mike Fisher. Those close to the couple say Carrie is emotionally drained, craving a slower, grounded life \u2014 and Mike is now urging a serious reset before the cracks become permanent. This isn\u2019t just a career break. It\u2019s a crossroads… FULL STORY BELOW \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carrie Underwood<\/strong>\u00a0is taking the wheel.<\/p>\n

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The country music superstar, 42, stunned fans on Friday, January 23 when she revealed on\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em>\u00a0that she won\u2019t be touring in 2026.<\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/p>\n

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Instead, a source tells\u00a0Star<\/em>, she\u2019ll be using that time to focus on her marriage to husband\u00a0Mike Fisher<\/strong>\u00a0and bond with their two young children, sons\u00a0Isaiah<\/strong>, 9, and\u00a0Jacob<\/strong>, 7.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarrie is totally drained right now, both physically and emotionally,\u201d admits the source. \u201cFor the past several years, she\u2019s been packing her calendar and pushing herself to the limit, which has meant long spells on the road and away from Mike.\u201d<\/p>\n

The retired NHL player, 45, has \u201cbeen a trouper,\u201d notes the source. \u201cBut [he] is at a point now where he desperately wants his wife back.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Instagram: Carrie Underwood<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Between her Las Vegas concert residency at the Resorts World Theatre and her gig as a judge on\u00a0American Idol<\/em>, Underwood was super busy in 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Mike] and others in Carrie\u2019s life have been urging her to stop chasing the dollar and appreciate what she has in Tennessee,\u201d says\u00a0Star<\/em>\u2019s source. \u201cThe farm is like a paradise and yet, she rarely gets to appreciate it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Carrie<\/p>\n

That\u2019s going to change, of course.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarrie\u2019s going to give in and do a ton of outdoor stuff now there\u2019s time on her hands,\u201d reveals the source, like\u00a0tending to her garden\u00a0and the\u00a0animals. \u201c[She\u2019s also] longing to recharge her batteries and re-asses what\u2019s most important to her right now, starting first and foremost with her marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carrie Underwood\u00a0is taking the wheel. The country music superstar, 42, stunned fans on Friday, January 23 when she revealed on\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel Live!\u00a0that she won\u2019t be touring in… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7612"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7614,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7612\/revisions\/7614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}