SPOTLIGHT
BY EL BROIDEEXTRAS
T
HE17thseasonofTheVoicehas
juststartedbuttheseriesis already
planningit’snextseasonwitha brand-
newjudgeannouncement!
GwenStefanireplacedAdamLevineonthe
currentseasonoftheseriesbut,intrueGwen
Stefanifashion,shewon’tbereturningforthe
show’s18thseason;soNBChasannouncedthat
popsensationNickJonaswilltakea seatonthe
popularcoachingchairsand,naturally,he’sreally
ampedaboutjoiningtheshow.
“I’msoexcitedtobea partofTheVoicefamily,”
hesays.“It’ssuchanawesomegroupof
individuals,andI can’twaittohelptheseartists
reallybuildandhoneintofindtheirunique
voices.”Meanwhile,MeredithAhr,thepresident
ofNBCEntertainment’sAlternativeandReality
Group,saysthatasa memberofoneofthe
hottestpopgroups,Nick’s successinnavigating
allaspectsofthemusicindustryis exceptional.
“Weweresoimpressedbyhisinnatemusicality,
technicalaptitudeandpassionthathebrought
toSonglanddearlierthisyearandknowhewill
beanincrediblefitasa coachonTheVoice. We
areexcitedtoseeNicklendhismentorship,
relatabilityandbreadth of knowledge to a new
crop of artists.”ENTRIESARENOWOPENFORDINNERDATESA
SEASON 2
IFyouenjoyedBBCLifestyle’sSouthAfricaneditionof
DinnerDate, whichpremieredearlierthisyear,we’ve
gotsomegoodnewsforyou!Theserieswasmetwith
sucha phenomenalresponse from local viewers that
thechannelhas
pickeduptheshow
fora secondseason.
If you’reunfamiliar
withthesetup,it’s
prettysimple.Each
episodeseesone
persongiventhe
chancetofindtrue
loveoverthree
meals,eachcooked
by a blind date. The
participantwillinitiallyhavefivemenusputtogether
byprospectivepartnerstochoosefrom.Ofthose
fivethey’llgoondateswiththreeofthe‘chefs’,who
cookthema mealintheirownhomes.Afterthethree
dates,allthechefspreparefora nightoutata swanky
restaurant, but the participantcanonlychooseone
togowith– leaving
theothertwofora
nightinalonewith
takeaways(*wamp
wamp*).BBCLifestyle
hasalsosecureda
broadcastpartnership
withSABCwhich
meansthatmore
peoplethanever
beforewillbeableto
watch the series.