Carrie Underwood in Elle magazine

Check out the December issue of Elle magazine featuring Oklahoma’s very own Carrie Underwood. She talks about Olympian Michael Phelps (have you heard they’re dating — not!), on dealing with celebrities, why she tries to keep her love life private and more. Elle hits newsstands today.

Here’s what she has to say about rumors that she’s dating Michael Phelps:

“I never met the guy! I’m sure he’s lovely. I’m sure he’s a great guy. He made America proud! But I never met him, I never mentioned him in an interview, I never mentioned him in that way to anybody that I know. That was one fo those completely, totally, utterly fabricated lies that came out of nowhere.”

On fashion:

“I’ve been trying to dress myself a little better now just because I feel like people are disappointed when they met me and they’re like, ‘Oh, her hair’s in a ponytail and she doesn’t have any makeup on.’ So I’ve been trying to, I guess, meet people’s expectations a little bit more and look like a real person that has a real job.”