{"id":885132,"date":"2026-09-09T02:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T02:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/885132\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T02:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T02:06:15","slug":"tom-jones-says-he-was-fired-from-the-voice-uk-due-to-insurance-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/885132\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Jones says he was fired from ‘The Voice UK’ due to insurance costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tom Jones<\/a>, beloved Welsh crooner and longtime coach on \u201cThe Voice UK,\u201d says he has been fired from the reality singing competition series. <\/p>\n

\u201cI did not want to leave The Voice as I love the show and really appreciate the audience,\u201d Jones said in a statement posted to Instagram<\/a> on Tuesday. The \u201cIt\u2019s Not Unusual\u201d singer has been a member of the coaching panel on the British incarnation of \u201cThe Voice\u201d since it launched in 2012, though he was previously benched for the show\u2019s fifth season. (He said he was blindsided<\/a> back then, too.) <\/p>\n

According to Jones, he was \u201ctold just recently\u201d about ITV\u2019s decision to not have him back as a coach for the show\u2019s next season and that the \u201creason given [was] because of a financial difficulty with insurance.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cThey now say in the press they wanted to \u2018refresh\u2019 the show, and with a new coaching line-up there wouldn\u2019t be a chair for me,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are offering a much-reduced role where I would make an appearance but without being actually involved from the start, and I\u2019m not thrilled about that.\u201d <\/p>\n

In a widely reported<\/a> statement<\/a>, ITV confirmed Jones was not returning as a coach. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have loved working with Sir Tom Jones<\/a> over the past nine years on The Voice UK,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWhile he will no longer be a full-time coach on series 15, we continue to talk to Sir Tom and his team about his involvement in the next series.\u201d <\/p>\n

Jones is among the coaches for \u201cThe Voice UK\u201d Season 14, which is currently airing. The other coaches are will.i.am, Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones (of the band McFly) and Kelly Rowland. ITV has not yet announced the coaches for the upcoming 15th season. <\/p>\n

During his tenure on \u201cThe Voice UK,\u201d the \u201cWhat\u2019s New Pussycat?\u201d singer has mentored three performers who went on to win their season. <\/p>\n

\u201c[T]he only thing I know right now, is that there\u2019s never a good time to fire an 86-year-old who\u2019s still pretty good at his job,\u201d Jones said. <\/p>\n