Carrie Underwood is not comfortable in her skin but she does describe the last few years as a wonderful craziness. The 25 year old has undergone a massive transformation since leaving her home in Checotah, Oklahoma. She boarded an airplane for the first time in her life a short three years ago and flew to Hollywood where she won American Idol Season Four.

The instant fame catapulted her into a self described ‘carnival ride life’. She has sold 12 million records worldwide, swept the Billboard, American Music and Grammy Awards. Her second album, Carnival Ride, has had three #1 hits: So Small, All American Girl and Last Name.

The gorgeous young woman appears in Cosmopolitan magazine’s July issue. It is obvious that she takes her career very seriously and has kept her eye on the prize, steering clear of the pitfalls that appear along the way. She declares herself socially uneasy:

I don’t consider myself sexy. I’m kind of a nervous person in general. I’m socially awkward. I’m not tall and sensuous. I usually wear sweats everywhere I go. Oh, and I burp a lot.”

That person [onstage] says the right things and does the right things. And you know, that person’s cool. This person’s not,” Carrie says, pointing to herself.” This person is human.”

The Cosmo issue hits news stands June 10th. Check out more photos below.

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