Blake Shelton spent 23 seasons as a coach on The Voice, but in a new interview, the country superstar says he doesn't miss his old gig after leaving the job earlier in 2023.

The 47-year-old country singer made an appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show on Friday (Nov. 17), and in the clip below, when she asks if he misses his job on the iconic reality singing competition, he replies, "Not yet. I mean, I did that for 23 seasons."

Shelton adds that he never intended to stay for quite that long in the first place. He meant to end his run on the show after 20 or 21 seasons, but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, "I didn’t want to walk out on the show in the middle of COVID and them trying to scramble and figure out what to do.

"So, I stayed. I didn’t have anything to do anyway, so I stayed a little bit longer," Shelton divulges. "But I stayed too long for me to now miss it, I can promise you that."

Shelton is the longest-serving coach in the history of the program, coaching every season from the show's debut in 2011 until his retirement in 2023. He's also the winningest coach in The Voice history, with nine total wins over the years.

Reba McEntire replaced Shelton for the show's current Season 24.

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Ten years (and counting) made a huge difference for many of the most popular singers and stars of The VoiceBlake Shelton looks noticeably different, but so do some of country music's most memorable performers.

Winners like Cassadee Pope and Danielle Bradbery wore baby faces when they auditioned during their respective seasons. The same can be said for Morgan Wallen, a forgotten castmember from the show who's transformed more than anyone else on this list of The Voice stars then and now.

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