Blake Shelton isn’t planning on returning as a coach on “The Voice” anytime quickly.
Shelton, who left the present after 23 seasons in Might 2023, was not too long ago requested if he would ever come again to his crimson chair on the favored singing competitors present. In an April 22 interview with E! Information on the opening of his new bar, Ole Crimson Las Vegas, he mentioned the reply was no.
“I did 23 seasons of the present and I loved it,” he informed the outlet. “And by the point I bought to that final season, it was time.”
Shelton went on to say that he skilled a number of rule adjustments on the present that producers “provide you with to attempt to preserve it thrilling” however he wanted to get again to his “day job.”
“I wanted to get again to what my day job was anyway,” he mentioned, “which is, you understand, being a rustic singer.”
He was certain to make clear that he’s nonetheless part of “The Voice” household, nonetheless.
“I don’t imply to sound like I’m not part of the household anymore,” he mentioned. “It was crucial years of my life the place I used to be a coach on ‘The Voice.’ However so far as the job goes, I don’t suppose I’m ever prepared to try this once more as I sit right here now.”
“The Voice” — starring present coaches Dan + Shay, Reba McEntire, John Legend and Probability the Rapper — airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET and Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.
Shelton famously met his now spouse, singer Gwen Stefani, whereas filming “The Voice” in November 2014. On the time, each have been married to different individuals (Stefani to Gavin Rossdale, whom she divorced in 2016, and Shelton to Miranda Lambert, whom he divorced in 2015.)
The 2 bonded over their divorces and finally began courting, they’ve mentioned in earlier interviews. Stefani and Shelton made their first crimson carpet debut as a pair in February 2016 and tied the knot in July 2021 with TODAY’s personal Carson Daly officiating.