Blake Shelton Talks About His Decision To Leave ‘The Voice’

Blake Shelton shared his reasons for leaving the reality contest series as a judge. “The Voice” And he admitted that he has been contemplating doing it for a while.

During the ahref=”https://www.dailywire.com/news/gwen-stefani-thought-life-was-over-before-blake-shelton-god-just-put-us-together”>46-year-old Monday appearance by singer on the “Today” ShowShelton spoke about what he was most looking forward to in a job. “little bit of nothing” He leaves the show after the 23rd season, which begins in one week.

“I think I was close to calling it a day right when COVID hit [in 2020],” The country star spoke to Carson Daly.

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“And then, because of COVID, I didn’t want to walk away from the show and leave everybody in a bind,” He added. “I mean, this show changed my life. I’ll stay here until the world kind of gets back to normal again.”

The “Red River Blue” Star said that the show changed his life personally and professionally. He also mentioned that it was where he met Gwen Stefani, singer.

“I met my wife on this show,” Shelton shared. “It’s changed my life in every way it possibly can, from a personal standpoint.”

“When I came on as a coach on this show, I mean, everything in my life was turned upside down,” He added. “And in a good way, you know? This has been incredible, but it’s time, you know. It’s time for not even what’s next. A little bit of nothing would be nice.”

The reality series was launched in 2011 and Stefani, a country star, joined it. Three years later, Stefani would become an judge. They were both married to other people when they first met. The pair then went through separate divorces and in 2015, Shelton and Stefani started dating.

They were headlines when they became engaged in October 2020 and when they tied the knot in July 2021 in intimate ceremony.

Blake decided that it was time for him to share the news of his departure from Blake in October 2022. “The Voice,” The outlet Noted.

“I’ve been wrestling with this for a while and I’ve decided that it’s time for me to step away from ‘The Voice’ after Season 23,” Shelton wrote. “This show has changed my life in every way for the better and it will always feel like home to me. It’s been a hell of a ride over these 12 years of chair turns and I want to thank everyone at ‘The Voice’ from NBC, every producer, the writers, musicians, crew and catering people, you are the best.”

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