Who Is Mike Fisher? Everything to Know About Carrie Underwood’s Husband
From their New Year's Eve first date to raising two sons, here's how they make marriage work
Key Takeaways
- Underwood and Fisher met in 2008 and married two years later in a private ceremony.
- Fisher says apologizing and asking for forgiveness is key to making their marriage work.
- The couple raises their two sons in Nashville to keep family life separate from fame.
Country music star Carrie Underwood was recently seen with husband of 16-years Mike Fisher at a hockey game. This came as quite a shock to many people, since up until now the couple has remained quite private. But who exactly is Fisher? And how did he and Underwood meet? We share all the details on their love story below.
Get to know Carrie Underwood’s husband Mike Fisher
Underwood and Fisher—a former National Hockey League (NHL) star—met in 2008 after being introduced by a mutual friend in the country music world. A few months later, they had their first date on New Year’s Eve, with Underwood sharing in a past interview on The Howard Stern Show, “It was New Year’s Eve and there was a team party—and I actually invited myself to the team party. He moved slowly. He moved very slowly.”
Two years later, in 2010, Underwood and Fisher tied the knot in a private ceremony.
“We learn from each other and we have spirited discussions about things that we disagree on, but at the end of the day, we love each other very much,” Underwood shared in a 2021 interview with the faith-based series I Am Second.
How Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher make their marriage work
Balancing two high-profile careers and family life isn’t easy, but Underwood and Fisher have found their rhythm.
“He knew what to expect,” Underwood told Glamour in 2012. “In Canada, he was a big celebrity, so he knows what it’s like living under a microscope. And he travels a lot, which is good for both of us. We’re both independent people, so we can’t have somebody around 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”
In a separate interview on The 4:8 Men podcast in 2024, Fisher echoed similar thoughts, saying that forgiveness is key to making their marriage work.
“That’s really important—to apologize and ask for forgiveness,” he explained. “That’s something that Carrie and I have gotten a lot better at. We weren’t great at it for a while, and you just gotta get really comfortable saying sorry and owning it.”
Does Carrie Underwood have kids?
Underwood and Fisher have two sons, Isaiah and Jacob. The family lives in Nashville, far from the Hollywood spotlight, which Underwood says is essential for raising their boys.
“It’s important for me that home feels completely different from my career,” she shared on a recent episode of SiriusXM’s Front Row. “We have definitely established that. My kids see me. We get up, we take them to school, we make breakfast and pack lunches.”
“It’s so wonderful,” Underwood continued. “I love performing. I love singing. I love writing. I love being creative. Singing is definitely one of my happy places, but the world that that takes you to is just not real. More than anything, for my family, I want them to know that.”
What Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher are doing now
Though Fisher and Underwood have always valued their privacy, they occasionally share glimpses of their life together—like when they’re spotted at hockey games, a nod to Fisher’s 17-season NHL career. He retired from professional hockey in 2017.
When Fisher retired, Underwood celebrated his career with a heartfelt Instagram post: “I sure am going to miss watching you play and cheering you on with the rest of Smashville, but I so look forward to seeing what God has in store for you in this next chapter of your life. You’ve given your teammates and the game your all for so many years… you’ve worked so hard and made us all so proud! Isaiah and I love you so much and are so excited to be able to have you home a lot more.”
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