'I may have had a glass of wine or two': Carrie Underwood says spontaneous skydiving idea came while enjoying 'some good Australian wine'

By Benge Nsenduluka For Daily Mail Australia and Ross Mcdonagh For Dailymail.com

Published: 23:39 GMT, 12 December 2016 | Updated: 00:42 GMT, 13 December 2016

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She leaped out of a plane in Sydney last week, while enjoying time off between shows.

And Carrie Underwood, 33, revealed her spontaneous decision to go skydiving came after a few glasses of wine.

While speaking to Sunrise on Tuesday, the country music star said: 'That might have been an Aussie wine inspired idea, I may have had a glass of wine or two... some good Australian wine'.

Daring: Carrie Underwood, 33, revealed to Sunrise on Tuesday her spontaneous decision to go skydiving last week came after a few glasses of Australian wine

'I'm not a big drinker, I call it Mum juice. My child is at home, he is back at home with my husband and mum deserves a little glass of wine here and there.'

She added: 'I'm really not [adventurous] but I feel like every once in a while like I have to do things out of my comfort zone.'

Carrie, who is currently in the midst of her joint Australian with Keith Urban, shared photos of her skydiving adventure to Instagram on Sunday.

Candid: The country music star admitted: 'That might have been an Aussie wine inspired idea, I may have had a glass of wine or two... some good Australian wine,'

Yipeeee! Carrie, who is currently in the midst of her joint Australian with Keith Urban, shared photos of her skydiving adventure to Instagram on Sunday

The stunning American wife of Canadian Ice Hockey player Mike Fisher challenged fans on Instagram to guess what she was doing that day, giving hints with a fun song medley.

'See if you can guess what we're doing today,' she excitedly asked the camera before kicking off with John Denver's I'm Leaving On A Jet Plane.

After that came The Pointer Sister's Jump, Tom Petty's Freefallin' and Chris Stapleton's Parachute.

Name this tune: The 33-year-year-old had challenged fans to guess what she had planned, giving hints with a fun song medley

Worried look: She and pal Mark Childers shared their 'brave faces'

And just in case anybody hadn't guessed it by then, she finished off in the middle of Tim McGraw's Live Like You Were Dying, singing 'I went skydiving!'.

And true to her word, the country star made the leap 14,000 ft above Oz, capturing some pretty amazing selfies on the way down.

'Still can't believe I did this! #skydiving #sydney,' she captioned her final snap at the door, with a look of mixed terror and exhilaration frozen on her face.

Wow: The country star made the leap 14,000 ft above Oz, capturing some pretty amazing selfies on the way down

Upside down under: Luckily for the Blown Away hitmaker, she had nothing to do but fall, as her tandem instructor strapped to her back did all the heavy pulling

Power of flight: 'Ok, one more because this filter makes us look like superheroes!' she captioned one particularly dramatic shot

Luckily for the Blown Away hitmaker, she had nothing to do but fall, as her tandem instructor strapped to her back did all the heavy pulling.

'Ok, one more because this filter makes us look like superheroes!' she captioned one particularly dramatic shot.

Once safely back on terra firma, she giddily boasted to the camera she 'didn't even cry', while her hair stylist Melissa Schleicher, who also did the jump, added 'I didn't even pee my pants'.

Safe and dry: Once safely back on terra firma, she giddily boasted to the camera she 'didn't even cry', while her hair stylist Melissa Schleicher, who also did the jump, added 'I didn't even pee my pants'

Princess Leia? Carrie also proudly showed off her certificate as proof, which may have confused some Star Wars fans, as it was made out to her married name Carrie Fisher — she is married to hockey player Mike Fisher

Dive gang: This crew takes the #RipcordWorldTour thing seriously,' she captioned one final group shot. 'It's like I always say...friends that dive together, thrive together. Ok, I never say that, but it sounds pretty cool! Tonight, we play in #Sydney #skydiving #awesome'

Carrie also proudly showed off her certificate as proof, which may have confused some Star Wars fans, as it was made out to her married name Carrie Fisher — she is married to hockey player Mike Fisher.

The mother-of-one is currently co-headlining the aptly named Ripcord World Tour with Nicole Kidman's husband Keith, 49.

'This crew takes the #RipcordWorldTour thing seriously,' she captioned one final group shot. 'It's like I always say...friends that dive together, thrive together. Ok, I never say that, but it sounds pretty cool! Tonight, we play in #Sydney #skydiving #awesome'