Reba McEntire’s Bold Admission About ‘The Voice’ Leaves Fans Breathless

Before Reba McEntire became a coach on The Voice, the country legend actually hesitated to accept the gig.

The country superstar, 70, opened up on Late Night with Seth Meyers about her reasons she initially didn’t want to be a coach on The Voice and revealed she previously “passed” on the opportunity before she joined for season 24 in 2023.

“I was really dreading it at first because I don’t want to tell anybody they suck,” McEntire explained. “I passed on it years ago when it first came over from Holland, and I said, ‘I can’t tell somebody, you know, don’t give up your day job.’ I’m not gonna do that!”

McEntire also opened up about how she and the other judges approached coaching on the singing competition the first time and noted “the way we did it… it was more helpful and encouraging.”

“We’re nice people,” she said. “We encourage. We lift up [the contestants].”

🎤 SIGN UP for our The Voice newsletter to get access to exclusive news, interviews, insider info, sneak peeks & more 🎤

The Voice also announced that McEntire would return as a coach for season 28 on Instagram on May 12. She will be joined by her fellow season 27 coach Michael Bublé along with series favorites Niall Horan and Snoop Dogg returning after they last coached back on season 26.