Overview
- Several Top 11 contestants, who posted Monday ahead of the April 13 live broadcast, showed Tiffany blue boxes and personal notes they received from the judge.
- Hannah Harper, Keyla Richardson, and Jordan McCullough shared photos of the gifts as Underwood’s notes praised their talent and invoked her faith with blessings and references to God.
- Harper called the note more meaningful than the jewelry and described Underwood as down-to-earth, while Richardson thanked her for kindness and generosity in a public message.
- Following the April 13 live show, viewer votes sent Rae and Philmon Lee home, with Disney Night scheduled for April 20 as the competition continued.
- Underwood, a 2005 winner who returned as a judge in 2025, had drawn boos during Hollywood Week, and coverage frames the off-camera gifts as a show of support for contestants.