Carrie Underwood Welcomes New Farm Baby and People Can't Get Enough
Carrie Underwood Welcomes New Farm Baby and People Can't Get Enough originally appeared on PetHelpful.
On Wednesday, May 21st, country music star (and American Idol judge!) Carrie Underwood announced the arrival of her farm's newest family member: a tiny, adorable baby boy lamb!
Carrie shared a few pictures as well as an adorable video of the baby and his mama. Carrie also shared his name, explaining that since he was born on the day of the American Idol season finale the only appropriate name would be Jamal, the winner of the season!
Carrie said in the video's caption that she pops into the barn every chance she gets for snuggles, and who can blame her?! Jamal is the cutest little guy we've seen on the internet today!People loved Carrie's photos and video. @American Idol chimed in with, "Already lookin' like a winner!" @hudialyss added, "I feel like he needs a photoshoot with Jamal the winner!"
However, others were upset by the lamb's name. While some viewers thought the name that Carrie chose for her little baby lamb was cute, some thought it was insulting, like @sassybrit 75 who said, "Tone deaf af. Damn shame." @keon.halloway agreed, adding, "Ain't no way y'all think this is ok…."
Many thought that Carrie's name choice was distasteful, especially since many fans believed she wasn't happy that Jamal had won. @bigpoptlc shared, "It seems counterintuitive to believe that you don't know that naming an animal after someone (for whom you've made clear you harbor considerable disdain) would be profoundly reductive and disrespectful. Shame on you for doing this passive aggressive nonsense."
Commenter @k80slife shared, "So adorable! It's really crazy how someone people will turn anything into an insult. She didn't have to name the lamb after him, and I'm sure she wouldn't have if she hated him like some of y'all believe."
Wow! Most people showed up just to see Carrie's cute little lamb, not even realizing what a controversy his name would start. Fortunately, most of the comments were positive and only focused on how cute the little lamb is.
Carrie Underwood Welcomes New Farm Baby and People Can't Get Enough first appeared on PetHelpful on May 29, 2025
This story was originally reported by PetHelpful on May 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
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