Having girlfriendGwen Stefanion the coaches’ panel ofThe Voiceis helpingBlake Sheltoncope with not having his budAdam Levine.PEOPLE caught up with coachesKelly Clarksonand Shelton ahead of the season premiere ofThe VoiceMonday night — and Shelton says “it feels normal” and “exciting” to have his longtime girlfriend on the coaches’ panel, even though it’s “strange” to not to have theMaroon 5frontman on this season.“It kinda helps with the weirdness of Adam not being here,” Shelton says. “To be honest it’s strange to not have him here.”Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani.Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty“He’s never not been here, you know,” he adds. “And it’s just that guy that’s just over there constantly just makin’ you want to strangle him. And now he’s gone and it sucks, to be honest with you. But havin’ Gwen back, for me, makes it a lot more fun.”Shelton, who says he’s been on the show “for a hundred years,” joked about why Levine left the show.“But Kelly is the reason,” he starts.“I am not the reason,” Clarkson interrupts, laughing.“But they put you in his chair and that’s kinda like the symbolism,” Shelton replies.“I think they put me in his chair because you dislike me as much,” Clarkson laughs. “So, I think they’re like, maybe if we put her there, he’ll be as hard on her as he was on him.”John Shearer/ACMA2019/GettyShelton and Stefani met on the show back in 2014. Sheltonsaid last monththat he’s happy about his girlfriend’s return not only because of their relationship, but she’s aVoiceveteran.“She’s familiar with it and gets it,”he said, “and that made me feel better because that show is a complicated thing. When you’re a coach on there … and at the same time, you’re also supposed to be entertaining the audience at home, it’s kind of a juggling act.”“Having her there, selfishly for me, made me happy, and I think it kind of saved the show with Adam going away,” Shelton added, “because there’s no way around it: It sucks not having Adam there. I mean, he’s just a major part of that show and,” he added playfully, “my favorite person to kick in the nuts.”Season 17 ofThe Voicepremieres Monday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. on NBC.
Having girlfriendGwen Stefanion the coaches’ panel ofThe Voiceis helpingBlake Sheltoncope with not having his budAdam Levine.
PEOPLE caught up with coachesKelly Clarksonand Shelton ahead of the season premiere ofThe VoiceMonday night — and Shelton says “it feels normal” and “exciting” to have his longtime girlfriend on the coaches’ panel, even though it’s “strange” to not to have theMaroon 5frontman on this season.
“It kinda helps with the weirdness of Adam not being here,” Shelton says. “To be honest it’s strange to not have him here.”
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani.Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty
“He’s never not been here, you know,” he adds. “And it’s just that guy that’s just over there constantly just makin’ you want to strangle him. And now he’s gone and it sucks, to be honest with you. But havin’ Gwen back, for me, makes it a lot more fun.”
Shelton, who says he’s been on the show “for a hundred years,” joked about why Levine left the show.
“But Kelly is the reason,” he starts.
“I am not the reason,” Clarkson interrupts, laughing.
“But they put you in his chair and that’s kinda like the symbolism,” Shelton replies.
“I think they put me in his chair because you dislike me as much,” Clarkson laughs. “So, I think they’re like, maybe if we put her there, he’ll be as hard on her as he was on him.”
John Shearer/ACMA2019/Getty
Shelton and Stefani met on the show back in 2014. Sheltonsaid last monththat he’s happy about his girlfriend’s return not only because of their relationship, but she’s aVoiceveteran.
“She’s familiar with it and gets it,”he said, “and that made me feel better because that show is a complicated thing. When you’re a coach on there … and at the same time, you’re also supposed to be entertaining the audience at home, it’s kind of a juggling act.”
“Having her there, selfishly for me, made me happy, and I think it kind of saved the show with Adam going away,” Shelton added, “because there’s no way around it: It sucks not having Adam there. I mean, he’s just a major part of that show and,” he added playfully, “my favorite person to kick in the nuts.”
Season 17 ofThe Voicepremieres Monday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. on NBC.
source: people.com
