This may be the first season of The Voice that doesn’t feature Blake Shelton on its panel of superstar coaches, but the cowboy’s spirit has definitely lingered. In addition to his wife Gwen Stefani returning to the show, former Team Blake adviser Reba McEntire was chosen as his replacement, and Niall Horan — who formed an adorable father-son bond with the country singer last season — is also back for Season 24. Even with all that it seems that Shelton is still more involved this season than we may have realized.
Gwen Stefani and the rest of the coaches have made sure we don’t forget about Blake Shelton with constant references and jokes at the country singer’s expense. However, she spoke with ET about her team, and it sounds like Team Gwen may be getting a little bit of extra help from the winningest coach in The Voice’s history. Stefani divulged:
