Tell us about this series and what can viewers expect.

They can expect a really fun series packed with incredible talent, new coaches, higher energy than usual which is hard to top but once you add Tom and Danny into the mix, those levels go even higher. As always it is a really enjoyable and heartwarming watch. Great for the whole family!

What has the talent been like so far? Do you have any stand out performances?

It has been amazing, I always kind of wonder when the talent pool is going to run dry, and it just doesn’t! I feel like there is a really good mix this year of lots of different genres and we’ve got loads of different age groups as well. I say it every year but it is one of my favourite weeks of my working year because it is just like going to a week-long gig and you just watch brilliant performances all day long!

We have three new coaches this year, LeAnn Rimes, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, what dynamics do they bring to the team?

LeAnn is amazing. It blows me away that she has been in the business for 30 years. She started as a kid, so she has a wealth of knowledge and is brilliant as a coach. She also does The Voice Australia, so she knows exactly how it all works and excels in the chair.

She is very competitively spirited, especially with Tom and Danny. They have a funny dynamic when they pitch against each other, so having her on board has been awesome!

It’s hard for me to describe Tom and Danny because they are my mates, and I know exactly what they are like. They are full of fun and genuinely committed to coaching and encouraging everyone on their team

Danny is used to being in the chair because he has done The Voice Kids, but for Tom, it was all new. Tom was nervous, which was really weird to see because he wears so many different hats and is brilliant at everything he does. You’d think he would just slide straight into it.

In a new twist Tom and Danny are sat on a double chair and have to agree in order to turn the chair, has there been many disagreements between the boys?

No there hasn’t been and I think that is what is so great about having two people like that in a double chair because they are best mates and they have been in a band together for two decades! They have different tastes in music, but they are like brothers, so they know each other really well. I think they appreciate each other’s viewpoint, and they know how to work with that because they have had to do that for so many years. I think they agreed most of the time as well!

Are the new coaches competitive and what tactics do they use to make sure they get picked?

They are very competitive, but it is all done in a very innocent and fun way. LeAnn has got a wealth of knowledge and experience, and she is so charming – you kind of instantly fall in love with how lovely she is! Will has been there since the beginning, and he is Will! And Tom has been doing this for seventy years or something, so he is really hard to say no to! And then the boys are absolutely utterly charming! Tom when he gets his song pitches going is brilliant – if you have ever seen Tom’s YouTube video of his wedding speech then you will know how good he is at singing a pitch. They all enjoy the playful competitiveness and have their own unique ways of doing it.

Which coach jokes about the most?

I would probably say Tom, Danny and LeAnn like the new kids at school!

What do you love the most about The Voice?

I just love the fact that people can have a platform to show how phenomenal they are and to show their talent. I love that it is something you can watch with the whole family, it’s a really encouraging and positive show. And I love the people that work on it both on screen and off screen. It is one of my favourite things that I do and that’s why I keep going back because it just feels like home to me.

Will.i.am let you have a go in his chair last year, has he let you have another go this year especially as you turned for the winners last series?

No, he hasn’t but I really wanted to have another go as I am really good at picking winners but maybe next series. I did try and get in between Tom and Danny and sit on the arm and muscle in between them but they were having none of it! Maybe LeAnn will let me create a pretend double chair with her.