Country singer Gabby Barrett claps back at haters: I was told I’m ‘ruining’ my career over marriage comments

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posted to Instagram during her appearance on the podcast “Unexpected with Hanna Love” last week.“Tons of people say to me or have texted me or commented about me and said ‘she’s ruining her career by talking about these things’ and by, you know, X, Y and Z,'” the “American Idol” alum stated.“I treasure a godly marriage over anything the world could offer,” the songstress continued. “Because I know where I’m going, I know who I’m going to see and who I’m going to answer to.” According to the “I Hope” singer, she’s not worried about the naysayers because they “are going to have to answer to him too.” “I’m trying to do the best with what I’ve been given for Him,” Barrett explained.

The Post reached out to Barrett for comment. Barrett previously revealed that she’s refused several intimate duets with other male artists out of respect for her marriage to fellow “Idol” contestant Cade Foehner. “I won’t get into specific songs, but there’s been large song opportunities that have come in for me to do [an] add-on or be a part of and something between myself and my husband and I respect him a ton and I listen to what he has to say and I think he deserves that,” the singer said on the same podcast.“And there’s been songs that are just not appropriate to sing wording-wise,” Barrett continued. “Like, these love songs that are really intimate.”According to the CMA and American Music Award winner, there is more to duetting a song than just singing the words. “When you accept a song, there’s obligations that go along with it, that you could sing it on award shows together, you might be doing interviews together,” Barrett stated. “What does that look like on the stage?