Blake Shelton Opens Up About Leaving 'The Voice' Following Weekend Outing With Gwen Stefani in LA

Blake Shelton holds onto a fold up chair while heading back to his car in Los Angeles over the weekend.

The 46-year-old country singer walked with his wife, Gwen Stefani, after catching a football game for one of her three sons.

The cute couple sat beside some friends of theirs in the bleachers during the athletic event.

During a new interview on Today, Blake opened up about why he made the decision to leave The Voice after 23 seasons on the show.

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“I think I was close to calling it a day right when COVID hit,” Blake shared on the program with all the coaches of the show. “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.”

He added that the show has had a huge impact on his life and career.

“I met my wife on this show,” he noted. “It’s changed my life in every way it possibly can. When I came on as a coach on this show, I mean, everything in my life was turned upside down, and in a good way, you know? This has been incredible, but it’s time, you know. It’s time for what’s next. A little bit of nothing would be nice.”

Blake announced that he’d be leaving the show late last year, and it came as quite a shock to many fans.

His final season of The Voice premieres Monday, March 6. at 8 p.m. on NBC.

Following the big news of his departure, Gwen also opened up about Blake leaving the show.