Carrie Underwood at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards - Arrivals - Las Vegas, Nevada (12/04/2006). Photo Credit: Fernando Allende/NY Post / Splash NewsCountry Music Singer and 2005 American Idol Carrie Underwood, 26, confirmed rumors that she is dating Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo by hugging him on the field on Christmas Day at Texas Stadium before the Cowboys' game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Cowboys went on to receive a 23-7 thrashing prompting NBC commentators Al Michaels and John Madden to openly wonder if Carrie had been too much of a distraction for Tony!
Later, Tony, 26, confirmed Carrie and he were an item in an interview with Brian Nielsen, Sports Editor, of Journal Gazette/Times-Courier, a local newspaper in Charleston, Ill, where Tony played college football.
Brian Nielsen told In Touch, "After I asked him all my usual football questions, I said, 'My wife really wants to know if the Jessica Simpson dating rumors are true.'
"He laughed and replied, 'No. Tell her I'm dating Carrie Underwood.'"
Tony has earlier been romantically linked with Jessica Simpson.
Carrie's debut album, Some Hearts, was certified quadruple platinum, and is the fastest selling female country album since the introduction of the Nielsen SoundScan in 1991. A native of eastern Oklahoma, Carrie was selected in the People Magazine top 100 Most Beautiful People in 2006. She was also selected as one of the top 25 Hottest People under 25 in Teen People magazine.
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I think they are a perfect couple and beautiful people inside and out. The media can now focus on something else. One thing is for sure she is a blessing for him not a distraction at all.
GayleH001, 05 Jan 2007