The new line up for THE VOICE is out - I won't be watching anymore

[TellitToTheTrees]

Ricky - fab
WillIam - fab
Paloma Faith - No, a million times no.
Boy George - a disgusting little boil on the arse of humanity. The BBC has chosen a man convicted of violent crime, drug offences and making false claims to the police to front their show?!

What's next, Chris Brown to host?

[Samcro]

no tom?

[MadAsgardian]

Agreed. Tom Jones is peeved at being sacked with no consultation.

I won't be watching. I never cared for TJ before but love him since seeing him on The Voice.

[Stellar67]

No Tom, no Stella

[DansonslaCapucine]

Someone shared Tom's statement on Facebook last night. He was ousted without consultation. The fuckers.

I won't be watching either - are you reading BBC?

The sooner we do away with the BBC the better.

[Sparklingbrook]

I think it could be quite interesting TBH.

[DansonslaCapucine]

Tom Jones was The Voice.

[LoveVintage]

Tom was ditched. I saw something on social media, he put out a statement saying he'd expected to be going back, had kept the time free etc but has just been told he is not coming back. His statement was worded in a quite dignified way but he was obviously not happy.

[Soundofsettling]

Tom has left a very dignified message up on social media and I loved him on the voice, could not be less interested in boy george!

[Sparklingbrook]

On balance I prefer the new Voice panel to the X Factor one.

[Soundofsettling]

As an aside I shall be channelling tom whenever I need to write a ,"fuck you, you fucking fuckers" email.

[DansonslaCapucine]

Oh, I gave up on The X Factor long ago.

[Ledkr]

I love Tom, what a pity.

B George does know his music though, I think he will give good critique.
Palona is quite funny tbh.
I'll watch it, I like it better than the X factor

[Sparklingbrook]

Me too Dansons. I never understood its popularity.
I like The Voice but never watch once the chairs are no longer spinning.

[sanityforlunch]

Oh no Tom was such a popular judge. Don't understand the thinking there.

I much prefer the voice to X factor.

[NicoleWatterson]

I love Paloma faith, everything I've seen her on she's come across as lovely. surprised they didn't keep Tom. It gave them a difference with X factor having a legend like that on there.

[sanityforlunch]

I don't mind Paloma Faith. She is a character (compared to Rita Ora.)

[Sparklingbrook]

I wonder if any were asked and turned it down? There must have been.

[insancerre]

Well I don't watch it but I might start now. Paloma faith is quite funny and my heart has belonged to boy George since I first saw him on top of the pops with do you really want to hurt me

[maureendaly]

I was in my late teens in the early 1980s so I suppose I'm of the Boy George era. Never really cared for Culture Club, think he's probably got the wrong attitude for The Voice, and would much prefer TJ. If it's true that he wasn't told, this has been handled appallingly. Going for the shock story, oh yea, sounds like X Factor which I dumped 4 years ago.
Very disappointed by this news and won't be watching.

[SouthWestmom]

Blimey that's gone a bit wrong for them. How odd not to mention that Tom was dropped in all the announcements. In May tom is up there advertising the auditions. Pay issue?

[Sparklingbrook]

Boy George is always very entertaining. I would have preferred Simon Le Bon though.

[pomegranatesandfilms]

Boy George, well certainly interesting to watch but a sordid choice for early evening light entertainment. Is he all they could find?

[SuburbanRhonda]

The BBC said TJ was never signed up for more than four seasons and he knew that.

But I honestly can't see TJ pretending he didn't know - what would be the point? He seems to have a lot more integrity than that.

[hugoagogo]

How is George's voice holding up I wonder? I am thinking about those cringe making judge numbers...

[lollilou]

I don't like The Voice but I do like Boy George so I may watch just for him. I wish he would go on Celeb Big Brother.