“And they all have stuff to promote”, Boy George concurred.
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Boy George has broken his silence on the BBC’s controversial decision to axe Tom Jones from The Voice.
Back in 2013, a rather annoyed Boy George took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the entertainment programme very clear.
It has been a dramatic couple of weeks for the Karma Chameleon singer, as the announcement that he would replace show veteran Tom Jones ruffled feathers.
Boy George slammed The Voice UK as “pointless” before he joined the show this year as a coach.
In an interview with The Mirror, he later added: “It’s not that I was let go, it is how it was handled”.
It was announced last week that Sir Tom, who has been a coach on the show since it launched, and singer Rita Ora, who earlier announced she was quitting, are to be replaced by Paloma Faith and George. If indeed the producers were planning a cast change back in March / April, after the most successful year of the series in terms of viewer numbers, a warm and civilised conversation was in order at that time. I’ve supported the show and the BBC since the beginning.
The Welsh music legend claimed he’d been dropped with “no consultation or conversation of any kind”, and chided BBC executives for “sub-standard behaviour”.
‘But being informed, as a matter of duty and respect, is an important part of creative relationships.
And whilst the Culture Club frontman expressed how “thrilled and excited” he was to be given the job, it turns out he hasn’t always been a fan of the BBC one show.
Last night, a show insider insisted the embarrassing comments were made in jest. I wish the show well.
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Sir Tom, 75, who had hits with It’s Not Unusual, Delilah and Sex Bomb, mentored Leanne Mitchell to win the first series.
