Reba McEntire joins the judging panel on The Voice in the US. FILE: 54th Academy of Country Music Awards – Photo Room – Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., April 7, 2019 – Reba McEntire poses backstage.
Reba McEntire thinks she's joining “The Voice” at the "perfect" time.
The 68-year-old singer is replacing Blake Shelton for the next season of the hit TV show, and looking forward to the challenge.
The music star - who will appear alongside John Legend, Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani on the show - told “Entertainment Tonight”: "The first time I ever heard of 'The Voice', I saw the tape from Holland's [version of the show]. They asked me to do it, and I turned it down.
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"But I think timing is everything. It all worked out for it to work now. I think I'll be a better mentor to help the kids out more.
"I call them kids because they're all younger than me. But I will be really excited to get it started."
Despite this, McEntire managed to remain tight-lipped about the news.
Asked if Shelton knew about her big secret, she replied: "Well, he kept asking me if I was going to do it. I couldn't tell him that I was going to do it - because they say he can't keep a secret."
Meanwhile, Horan recently revealed that he's looking forward to working with Stefani.
The 53-year-old singer is joining “The Voice” alongside Horan, McEntire and Legend, and the pop singer is excited to work with the “Hollaback Girl” hitmaker.
Horan - who shot to fame as part of One Direction - told “Entertainment Tonight”: "I have yet to meet her. I'm sure I'll meet her this week at some point.
"I'm excited to meet her. I mean, she's an absolute icon. I'm sure she's a lovely lady, so I'm excited to meet her and force some sort of a friendship for next season."
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