On Thursday, July 10, 2008, blog TMZ leaked low-quality, candid photos of country music star Carrie Underwood lounging on the beach in a bikini. The shots rapidly spread to other gossip blogs. Higher quality Carrie Underwood Bikini pictures have since spread all over the internet.

Several gossip blogs opined that Carrie Underwood and star Jessica Simpson are two points of a love triangle centering on star quarterback Tony Romo.Your American Idol News, Gossip and Chat: Tony Romo's Vacation With Carrie Underwood...(July 11, 2008) In Touch magazine has reported that Simpson is extremely jealous of Underwood and Underwood's relationship with Romo.The Hollywood Gossip: Jessica Simpson Jealous of Carrie Underwood (June 11, 2008)