Kara, a songwriter with hits including collaborations with Britney Spears, Faith Hill, the Jonas Brothers and a number of "Idol" vets, didn't seem nervous about her famous new colleagues.

"[I'm] not intimidated," Kara told Access. "Now that I look at Simon, I can hold my own."

The reality star, who was announced Monday morning to be a competitor on the seventh season of the hit ABC show "Dancing With The Stars," told "On Air With Ryan Seacrest" that she cut her foot on Sunday night.

"We were in the hotel and I cut my foot on a glass mirrored table that was broken and jagged and I didn't see the edge. It was, like, blood everywhere," she said.