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Gwen Stefani Gets Emotional Without Blake Shelton During ‘The Voice’ Premiere
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00:00 Gwen Stefani gets emotional without Blake Shelton during The Voice premiere.
00:04 As the 24th season of The Voice premiered on September 25, 2023, it did so for the first
00:10 time without country star Blake Shelton, who served as a coach on the show for 23 seasons
00:14 until his retirement from the show in May.
00:16 But his wife Gwen Stefani has returned as a coach alongside John Legend, Niall Horan,
00:21 and his replacement, heralded on the show as the Queen of Country, Reba McEntire.
00:26 While Stefani has said she's thrilled to be back on the show, the first night of competition
00:30 had her experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions, from missing him to being mad at him.
00:34 But in recent interviews, Stefani has said her husband is doing well, which makes it
00:38 a little easier for her to cope with being without him on the series.
00:42 Reba McEntire says it's not fair that Gwen Stefani can promise input from Blake Shelton.
00:47 At the top of the season premiere, McEntire was given a giant scissors to cut a ribbon
00:51 wrapped around her new red coaching chair.
00:53 When host Carson Daly said that it was time for her to take over the chair long held by
00:57 Shelton, Gwen gasped and said, "Oh my God, I'm gonna cry."
01:01 The premiere episode was filmed back in July, but Stefani recently told Access that doing
01:05 the show without him has continued to be nerve-wracking, without him and hinted that she may not do
01:10 another.
01:11 Seated with her fellow coaches for the interview, she said, "I never want a season without
01:15 Blake for the rest of my life, guys."
01:17 During the season premiere, Stefani also used her marriage to Shelton as a bargaining tool
01:21 right off the bat, telling the first contestant of the evening, 33-year-old country singer
01:25 Jordan Rayner, who sang McEntire's classic hit "Fancy," that she could call up her
01:30 husband for extra advice at any time.
01:32 "I am new to country music," Stefani admitted.
01:34 "Eight years ago, I met Blake, and that got me into the genre more.
01:38 But it's really about how do I get you to grow and peep with everybody else that's
01:42 on the show.
01:43 One thing that I could also help you with is, obviously, song choices.
01:46 You know, I could just be like, 'Blake?'"
01:48 McEntire quickly turned to Stefani and said, "Oh, pulling that card now?
01:52 Really?
01:53 Is that fair?"
01:54 Stefani smirked and happily exclaimed, "No."
01:56 McEntire replied, "Okay, I want to call Keith Urban."
01:59 As all four coaches fought over Rayner, reigning champ Horan revealed that he had buttons on
02:03 his chair's dashboard that played Shelton's voice giving compliments about him in hopes
02:07 of swaying contestants.
02:09 In the first soundbite, Shelton could be heard saying, "Niall is like a son to me, and
02:13 it shocked Stefani to hear her husband's voice."
02:16 Horan hit the button again and Shelton's voice said, "Niall is a global superstar.
02:20 How much do you pay him?"
02:21 Messenger asked and Stefani exclaimed, "I am so mad at him right now."
02:26 Horan replied smugly, "I told you our relationship was strong."
02:29 Gwen Stefani says Blake Shelton is just chilling away from The Voice, NBC The Voice Season
02:34 24 cast members Elvar, Carson Daly, Gwen Stefani, Niall Horan, Reva McEntire, and John Legend.
02:41 In the end, Rayner chose McEntire, who invited her to enjoy some of her tater tots from a
02:46 food cart Carson rolled out on stage.
02:48 "Typically, coaches give the artists who chose them some kind of team gear, like a
02:52 jacket or shirt, to celebrate.
02:54 My gift for my artists is a little different than everybody else," Messenger explained,
02:58 "because my nickname is 'Tater Tot,' given to me by my boyfriend Rex Lynn."
03:02 McEntire and Lynn knew each other for years through a mutual friend, but started dating
03:06 in early 2020, she told Jennifer Hudson on her talk show in April.
03:10 On one of their early dates, McEntire got so excited that the restaurant had tater tots
03:14 on the appetizer menu that Lynn decided to call her that as a term of endearment.
03:19 All of the coaches sampled McEntire's tater tots in between performances, and as they
03:23 did, Stefani couldn't stop thinking about how much her husband would be enjoying that
03:27 moment.
03:28 "I know Blake is so pissed right now," she said.
03:30 "He would really want to be here."
03:31 But Stefani told Access he is actually enjoying his retirement, just chilling, and finally
03:36 is able to live without a rigid filming schedule for the first time in 16 years.
03:41 Though she was worried being away from The Voice might impact Shelton's happy-go-lucky
03:45 demeanor, but she said he's the same Blake, no matter where he goes.
03:48 Stefani also told The Today Show on September 20 that knowing Shelton is enjoying his time
03:53 off has made it a little easier for her to enjoy her time on The Voice.
03:56 "It's really different being on the show without him," she said.
03:59 "I miss him so bad on the show, but at the same time, it hasn't been as hard as I thought
04:03 it was going to be because I think he was just so ready to have a break.

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