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Blake Shelton Tells Best Thing About The Voice For His Final Season
Blake Shelton's got a mode with words.
After all, the longtime The Voice manager couldn't assistance but to troll longtime pal Adam Levine, who returned to the NBC singing competition May 23 to execute Maroon 5's caller azygous "Middle Ground."
"I'm gladsome that Adam is singing and not speaking," helium quipped to E! News successful an exclusive interrogation up of the show, "because each clip helium speaks, helium says truly anserine stuff."
The state vocalist jokingly continued, "When helium was a manager connected the show, I'll inactive accidental helium was hands down the worst manager of thing that I've ever seen successful my life." (For much from Blake, tune successful to E! News tonight, May 23 astatine 11 p.m.)
Back successful 2019, Adam left The Voice after 16 seasons. Now, Blake—who coached alongside Adam during the rocker's full tenure and is the past remaining manager from the show's OG lineup—is preparing for his ain exit pursuing the play finale connected May 23.
So, however does helium consciousness astir walking distant from The Voice as its longest-serving manager to date?
"It's benignant of a blur to me," helium told E!. "On the mode implicit present today, I was conscionable reasoning astir this full section of my life."
Explaining however helium precocious started Googling what erstwhile co-stars Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green were up to these days, Blake remarked, "I don't spot them anymore and it's conscionable brainsick however agelong it's been."
As for mementos he'll beryllium taking from acceptable to commemorate the experience? "I recovered the petty currency drawer successful the accumulation office," the 46-year-old, who met wife Gwen Stefani on the show, joked, "so I'm gonna beryllium getting successful into that later. And my half-drank vessel of vodka."
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Sliding into his seat travel play 24 aboriginal this twelvemonth volition beryllium nary different than state fable Reba McEntire. And of course, she's already gotten his stamp of approval.
"I'm excited astir Reba coming connected board," Blake antecedently told E! News. "It's benignant of meant to beryllium I think. From the versions of the communicative that I've heard, she was the archetypal manager that they wanted present connected The Voice to beryllium the state representation. So, present that I've had my run, for her to yet get the occupation that she was meant to person to statesman with, it volition beryllium fun."
She has nary fears astir facing disconnected against returning coaches Gwen, Niall Horan and John Legend, either. "I'm not truly disquieted astir the competition," the 68-year-old shared with E!. "I'll springiness them immoderate tips each erstwhile and a portion that volition assistance them, but I'll beryllium casual connected them."
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