The reality that it was his final season on The Voice didn’t actually hit Blake Shelton until he started experiencing his “lasts.” The last turn of his Big Red Chair, his last Steal, his last live show — it all ended up being a way more emotional experience than he was ready for. Now the cowboy has officially moved on — hopefully getting the closure he needed in the epic season finale that saw Gina Miles crowned the winner — but apparently it’s all just now sinking in for Carson Daly, as the host posted a photo from his first day back at work, and he did not seem OK.
With Blake Shelton exiting the singing competition after 23 seasons, Carson Daly remains the sole on-camera personality from The Voice’s premiere in 2011. The cold, hard truth of his buddy’s absence must have hit hard on their first day back for Season 24, with the host looking positively wrecked:
