Carrie Underwoodsays she opened up about thefreak accidentthat lead to her getting nearly 50 stitches because she feared fans would think she “electively” went under the knife.

The pregnant country superstar, 35, appeared onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showon Wednesday, and revealed one of her main concerns about her recovery following her November fall.

“I feel like I do [look different] a little bit,” theCry Prettysinger told the talk show host.

Continued Underwood, “My biggest worry at the time was like, if I say nothing, then later on… I feel like people are gonna say, ‘What has she done to herself electively?’ And it definitely was not a choice.”

Underwood added, “I feel close to myself. I feel pretty close to normal.”

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Ellen DeGeneres

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The “Before He Cheats” singer said she “didn’t realize how bad” the accident was when she first fell down the steps at her home.

“I feel like any time anything happens, it’s adrenaline or something, you don’t really know until you take a second to assess… It was one of those random things in life,” she said.

Ellen DeGeneres

During the interview — afterDeGeneres attempted to guess if Underwood is pregnant with a boy or girl— the singer also once again discussed her son Isaiah Michael‘sunusual favorite toy, a potato,which has captured fans’ attention.

Ellen DeGeneres

“You might be wondering or asking, ‘Carrie, why is your tour starting in May?’ Well … yay!” she said, revealing balloons spelling out “BABY” above her head. “Mike and Isaiah and I are absolutely over the moon and excitedto be adding another little fishto our pond.”

source: people.com