Blake Shelton Jokes About Kelly Clarkson “Finally” Getting Him “Fired” From ‘The Voice’

Blake Shelton has entered his final season of ‘The  Voice’! He appeared on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ recently and spoke about stepping away from the show and the impact of the show on his touring. 

“Kelly [Clarkson] finally got me fired. I wanted to announce that here,” he joked about why he’s stepping away. “NBC stands for Nothing But Clarkson.”

He believes that this has impacted his touring too. “I don’t tour that much anymore. Part of the reason is because we produce so much work on The Voice,” Shelton said. “It’s two seasons a year every year, and so it’s kinda limited me on how much I can tour. I’ve never been one of those guys that just hits the road for a long time anyway, but we only do, like, 18 tour dates a year.”

He also spoke about his relationship with the host, Carson Daly. “Somebody asked me earlier, they go, ‘Is Carson upset that you’re leaving The Voice?'” he stated. “And I go, ‘Carson is upset about everything all the time anyways.’ He is the grumpiest guy.” Carson Daly is also all set to star opposite Shelton in ‘Barmageddon’.

In another interview, Shelton said, “I think I was close to calling it a day right when COVID hit, and then, because of COVID, I didn’t want to walk away from the show and leave everybody in a bind. I mean, this show changed my life. I’ll stay here until the world kind of gets back to normal again.”

When Blake Shelton leaves ‘The Voice’, Niall Horan and Chance the Rapper will take over and become coaches on the show. Kelly Clarkson will continue to be a coach and sit on one of the red chairs. 

– Riya Sohini