Blake Shelton has been open about how a lot his life has modified since changing into a stepfather to Gwen Stefani’s three sons. In truth, having the ability to spend extra time together with his household is without doubt one of the causes the nation singer is stepping away from The Voice on the finish of its present season. When these paternal instincts kicked in, they should have hit Shelton onerous, as a result of he appears to have discovered a surrogate son in new coach Niall Horan, and the duo shared a candy trade on social media forward of the ultimate rounds of Blind Auditions.
The bond between Blake Shelton and Niall Horan has been a pleasing shock thus far in Season 23. Longtime followers of the present knew what to anticipate from the cowboy’s rivalry with Kelly Clarkson — they reignited their feud even earlier than the episodes started airing — however the former One Course member and Probability the Rapper have confirmed to slot in properly with the veteran coaches, with the daddy/son relationship being significantly heartwarming. Shelton paid homage to his new “son” on his Instagram Tales over the weekend, posting:
I’m not really positive which is extra lovely — Blake Shelton’s phrases about when he knew Niall Horan was meant to be his son or the way in which the “Heaven” singer is wanting on the longtime coach. On The Voice, the 2 have taken to calling one another “Dad” and “Son” solely, as evidenced by Horan’s equally candy response on his personal Tales:
Niall Horan has had solely glowing issues to say concerning the coach who’s change into finest identified on the present for his shenanigans. Blake Shelton even trolled his spouse Gwen Stefani when she was a coach on The Voice final season, and he even traded photographs with Carson Daly’s 13-year-old son. However Horan thinks Shelton is a “magnificence,” and he mentioned his new “dad” couldn’t have been extra welcoming when he joined the present, even serving to him by way of the “horrible” elements.
Watching them work together in the course of the Blind Auditions thus far has been hilarious. Niall Horan has labored to good Blake Shelton’s nation twang, to the purpose the place the cowboy generally lets the Heartbreak Climate artist give his pitch to potential Group Blake members. Horan has additionally perfected Shelton’s trademark “finger-point,” and followers have been handled to various heartwarming interactions between the 2, together with them joking about going fishing collectively and Horan serving to “previous man” Shelton get up from his chair. Take a look at some extra moments from this particular bond:
The daddy/son dynamic is totally different from the same old ribbing that occurs between The Voice coaches, and I, for one, am excited to see the way it continues to develop additional into the competitors. The Blind Auditions will wrap up this week, so tune in at 8 p.m. ET Monday and 9 p.m. ET Tuesday on NBC. Additionally take a look at our 2023 TV schedule to see what premieres are coming quickly.
