Before Blake Shelton announced that the upcoming season of "The Voice" would be his last, there was some speculation that being a coach for the hopeful up-and-comers had lost a bit of its shine for the cowboy. The past couple of seasons have seen Shelton showing some frustration over some aspects of the competition, and he had started to hint that the end would come “sooner than later.” As new details emerge about the country singer’s impending exit, rumors have also started to swirl about potential tension between him and wife Gwen Stefani. Let’s take a look at what’s being said.

When Blake Shelton calls it quits following Season 23, he will be the only coach of "The Voice" to have stayed with the show since its premiere in 2011. That many years with any job is commendable, but there’s no doubt it’s been taxing, filming two seasons a year (with the lone exception of Spring 2022). According to a Radar insider, the show has changed over time, and the off-camera friction has become too much.