Blake Shelton is the longest-running coach of the reality singing competition "The Voice." Sitting at the rightmost red rotating chair, Shelton saw judges come and go on the franchise, and artists changed lives because of their God-given gifts.
Earlier this year, he finally revealed that he would be leaving the show after next season, completing a 22-season stint on the show.
In a Twitter post that Shelton shared last month, he explained the reason for his departure.
"This show has changed my life in every way for the better, and it will always feel like home to me. It's been a hell of a ride over these 12 years of chair turns and I want to thank everyone at The Voice from NBC, every producer, the writers, musicians, crew and catering people, you are the best. It takes a lot of work, passion, and adult beverages (Ha!) to pull off a live show twice a week," he said in a statement.
Currently, Blake Shelton is the longest-running coach in the show's history, having to serve 23 seasons in total. He trails behind Adam Levine, who started on Season 1 with him but left the show after Season 16. Kelly Clarkson is marking her 9th season on Season 23, while John Legend already had seven seasons in.
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Shelton also went on to mention that he had made "lifelong bonds" with host Carson Daly and every single coach in the series, including his now wife, Gwen Stefani.
It was in 2015 that both "The Voice" coaches Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani bonded and began dating following their respective divorces.
He tied the knot with Gwen Stefani, her third marriage, just last year in an Oklahoma chic-cowboy wedding, reflecting both artists' country roots.
In a very recent interview with Entertainment Today, Stefani, who "The Voice" crew turns to for suggestions on what's best to give to Shelton as a parting gift, had a really clever idea.
"This is crazy 'cause everyone's coming after me for ideas, 'What should we do?' and it's hard, you know, he has everything," Stefani revealed. "But I think his favorite thing would be a bag of corn; like honestly, he would be so thrilled. Or fertilizer or something like that."
Since everybody on TikTok loves corn, who says that a tough guy like Blake wouldn't love it too?
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