I cracked up, and it felt like sobbing.

When a supervisor arrives, she becomes upset and demands that they stay away from her, sobbing and yelling at the officers to leave.

“He opened the door, and he held his mouth so he couldn’t scream,” sobbed Austin.

Now, nearly 20 years after host Ryan Seacrest crowned a sobbing Underwood before a TV audience of about 30 million viewers, “Idol’s” 23rd season will premiere Sunday night on ABC.

The premiere episode, which debuted Feb. 23, depicts Baldwin sobbing over Hutchins’ death.