CHERYL’s fears over The Voice have been revealed as she opened up on a huge part of the show that “gives her anxiety.”
The Sun revealed back in August that Cheryl had been in secret talks with ITV bosses to do the show for months.
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Girls Aloud singer Cheryl was snapped earlier today making a low-key entrance at the MediaCityUK studios in Manchester after officially being announced as a judge.
While some fans are excited to see Cheryl back on their screens, her new gig has been mired in controversy as ITV sacked longtime judge Sir Tom Jones.
The former X Factor judge was rumoured to be a coach on The Voice back in 2012 but she shut down those whispers at the time, as she revealed her thoughts on the show.
Cheryl told Chris Moyles during her Radio 1 interview: “I wasn’t asked to do The Voice.
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“I don’t think I could do it, that battle scene freaks me out!
“Having to put two of your acts up against each other, with them getting all in each other’s faces… I couldn’t do that.
“It gives me anxiety!”
The Fight For This Love songstress then confessed that she was actually approached to do another show.
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“I did get asked to do [Britain’s Got Talent] yes. Before I did The X Factor,” said Cheryl.
Her last major TV appearance was in 2020 on The Greatest Dancer, where she starred as a dance captain.
Now, Cheryl is poised to make her telly comeback on The Voice later this month.
She is part of a huge shake-up on the judging panel and she’ll join returning mentors Kelly Rowland and will.i.am with rapper Aitch.
Moreover, Stacey Solomon and Alesha Dixon will also take over from Emma Willis to present the show.
Sir Tom Jones, who has been part of The Voice since it launched in 2012, was not best pleased with his “shock” axing and hit out at the network on social media.
He wrote: “To be clear, I did not want to leave The Voice as I love the show and really appreciate the audience.
“ITV made this decision – obviously a while ago, and I was just told recently.
“The reason given is because of a financial difficulty with insurance. They now say in the press they wanted to ‘refresh’ the show, and with a new coaching line-up there wouldn’t be a chair for me.”
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He continued: “They are making a much-reduced role where I would make an appearance but without being actually involved from the start, and I’m not thrilled about that.
“So the only thing I know right now, is that there’s never a good time to fire an 86-year-old who’s still pretty good at his job.”