Overview
- Cheryl made a surprise on-screen return on Saturday, October 10, appearing with will.i.am to assist him during The Voice UK Battle Rounds.
- ITV has confirmed the 2027 coaching lineup will include Cheryl, will.i.am, Kelly Rowland and Aitch while Sir Tom Jones, Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher will not return as full-time coaches.
- Sir Tom Jones has publicly said he did not want to leave and blamed a ‘financial difficulty with insurance’ for his reduced role, and ITV says he will not be a full-time coach but that talks about his involvement continue.
- Unnamed backstage sources reported awkwardness on set and said will.i.am expressed strong displeasure with how producers handled the changes, though those claims are based on limited reporting.
- The changes coincide with host turnover — Emma Willis is stepping down and Stacey Solomon and Alesha Dixon are set to take over — a shift that marks a clear brand change for a show long associated with Sir Tom and raises short-term reputational and production risks for ITV.