Blake Shelton became the final member of The Voice’s inaugural coaching panel to step away from the show earlier this year, hanging up his hat after an impressive 12 years, 23 seasons and nine victories. Then, in a somewhat strange twist, NBC announced that his wife Gwen Stefani would be amongst the coaches in the season immediately following. The cowboy opened up a little about the dynamics of their marriage with an amusing behind-the-scenes story about how that happened.
The Voice’s post-Blake Shelton era is well under way, with Reba McEntire stepping in as the show’s country music icon alongside John Legend, Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani. The “Come Back as a Country Boy” singer gave some insight during a Jimmy Kimmel Live! interview into the situation, which was especially strange since spending more time with his family was one of the reasons he gave for leaving. In Shelton’s words:
