Hannah Harper says her husband made the ultimate career sacrifice to help launch her country music dreams.The "American Idol" Season 24 winner exclusively revealed to Fox News Digital that her husband walked away from a nearly decade long career in law enforcement, "put his badge up" and joined her full-time on the road as her tour manager."It has definitely strengthened our marriage in ways that I didn't even know those muscles worked, if that makes sense," Harper said.CARRIE UNDERWOOD SURPRISES 'AMERICAN IDOL' CONTESTANT WITH TIFFANY JEWELRY AND HANDWRITTEN NOTE"American Idol" winner Hannah Harper says her husband left law enforcement and put his police badge up to become her tour manager as her country music career took off.(Eric McCandless / Disney)"My husband was in law enforcement for eight years and put his badge up just so that I could pursue this.
And he was doing insurance there for a little while.We were going to try to just do, like, a work-on-the-road kind of thing.
And then music just got too busy.And he was like, 'You know what? I think I want to be tour manager.' And I was like, 'That's perfect.
I think you should do that.'"The career pivot came as Harper's schedule exploded following her "American Idol" victory, leaving the couple searching for a way to keep their family together while managing an increasingly busy tour calendar.Harper is currently on her first national tour and recently landed her first major brand partnership with Sargento after her original song, "String Cheese," went viral during her "American Idol" run.The cheese company is sponsoring her tour with a custom-wrapped bus stocked with snacks for Harper, her band, crew and family."American Idol" champion Hannah Harper is on her first national tour and recently landed her first major brand partnership with Sargento.
(Sargento / Hannah Harper)However, working side by side with her husband has sometimes come with its own growing pains, Harper pointed out.CARRIE UNDERWOOD WARNS HOL...