TV TIMES 15
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Jessie J made her debut as the
show’s fourth mentor this year, and
her spinning red chair is in the same
spot as when she was a coach on the
very first series of its big sister show
The Voice UK – right next to will.i.am.Six secrets
from the setÉ
The Voice Kids
Jessie’s throne
Comic relief
Wardrobe woes
A brilliant band
Nervous parents
Kids v adults
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As a coach on this show and The Voice
UK, will.i.am is always asked which one
he prefers. ‘I had doubts about doing this
show at first as I didn’t wanna break a kid’s
heart,’ he says. ‘But last year I thought, “I
like this show more than the adult version!”’
Victoria Wilson5
The show wouldn’t be the same
without David Tench and his amazing
band. Between them, they’ve worked with
artists including Kylie, Take That, Adele,
Little Mix, Westlife and Bryan Adams.4
Danny Jones is the coach who frets the
most about fashion. ‘The most stressful
thing is worrying about what I’m going to
wear,’ he says. ‘I’m not a person who packs the
night before – I have to decide on the day!’3
When it comes to
each performance,
it’s not the kids who are anxious! ‘The
parents are the ones that tend to have a
wobble,’ says host Emma Willis. ‘The kids
are just having the time of their lives!’2
This year’s youngest contestant, seven-
year-old Peyton, is also a talented comic-
book artist. At her blind audition, she gave
will.i.am a comic she’d made just for him.THE VOICE KIDS IS PREVIEWED ON P32-
ENTERTAINMENT
The Voice Kids
SATURDAY / ITV / 8PM
Ciaran’s
Napoleonic,
arrogant and
ruthless
SCOTT ELLISSON
Will AustinScott stabbed doctor Cal Knight
(Richard Winsor) to death in- Cal’s brother Dr Ethan
Hardy (George
Rainsford)
later let
Scott
die in
resus...
STEPH SIMS
Tonicha Lawrence
In 2016, competitive mum Steph
ran Connie and her daughter Grace
(Emily Carey) off the road into a
ravine, leaving
them seriously
injured. In
the end she
was sent
to jail...As the battle rounds
conclude this week, we
go behind the scenes
of the singing contest