Amy Grant is glowing on her first crimson carpet since struggling a motorbike accident that landed her within the hospital in July. Stepping out for the forty fifth Kennedy Heart Honors Sunday, the place she’s being acknowledged for her work as a singer-songwriter, Grant instructed ET’s Deidre Behar that she’s feeling “unbelievable.”
“I really feel unbelievable. It’s been the quietest season of my life… and to get again on top of things and, inside one week, ease into this expertise right here, it’s been unbelievable,” Grant gushed.
As for her restoration journey, Grant instructed ET that she’s leaned into the feelings that include experiencing a traumatic damage just like the one she suffered over the summer season.
“What I’ve skilled, I believe any time you’ve gotten a head damage there’s an extravagance of emotion. So, anytime I begin to get emotional, I simply begin wiggling my toes as a result of I don’t need the dam to interrupt, or it’ll simply be a giant ugly cry,” she shared. “However the lovely facet of that’s you are feeling sensitized to everybody and every little thing, and I hope I don’t lose that.”
As for being honoured on the Kennedy Heart, Grant known as it a “cultural” second, that transcends the numerous awards she’s acquired for her music through the years.
“It’s in a category all of its personal… this honour feels prefer it’s not a music honour as a lot as it’s a cultural [honour], and it’s simply mind-blowing,” Grant stated. “I’m on cloud 9. And the weekend retains getting extra lovely.”
Grant’s husband and fellow singer, Vince Gill, was additionally available to rejoice his spouse Sunday evening, telling ET that it’s “spectacular” to have the ability to witness her obtain this award.
“It’s unbelievable,” Gill stated. “To get to honour my bride tonight, to be part of simply watching that — is spectacular.”
Gill additionally shared an replace on Grant’s restoration, including that she knew the “Child, Child” singer was “OK” proper off the bat.
“I knew she was OK, proper off that bat. I do know her properly sufficient,” he maintained earlier than making mild of the second. “She’s having a little bit reminiscence concern, right here and there. I’ve her satisfied that I produced The Beatles and received gold medals.”
In July, a rep for the 62-year-old singer confirmed to ET in July that Grant had been taken to Vanderbilt hospital in Nashville the place she was handled for cuts and abrasions after falling off her bike whereas out with a pal. Weeks later, her publicist, Velvet Kelm, instructed ET that Grant is “making progress day by day… she has a concussion and has wanted rather a lot plenty of down time and peace & quiet to get better.”
Kelm shared that Grant was thrown from her bike after she hit a pothole and hit her head so exhausting that she was knocked unconscious for about 10 minutes. “Day-after-day she will get stronger and extra alert [and] energetic,” Kelm added. “I used to be along with her for a number of hours yesterday and was very inspired by her progress.”
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