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Holly Willoughby: 'Voice UK judges are all badasses' - video
Published Monday, Mar 19 2012, 00:01 GMT | By Alex Fletcher and Tom Mansell | 12 comments
The Voice UK host Holly Willoughby has described the four coaches on the new BBC reality series as "badass" and has billed the chemistry between the stars as "magical".
will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue will act as coaches and mentors on the Saturday night entertainment show and host Willoughby promised that the foursome would make great television.
Watch Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates talking to Digital Spy below:
"They are all badass. They are all incredible. Put them all in the room together and magic happens," the This Morning host told Digital Spy.
"They all come from different areas of the music industry and it's quite magical seeing them together. I just love Jessie J, I love her."
Willoughby's co-host Reggie Yates added: "I just want to be Tom Jones's mate. I'm just standing around him hoping that he'll give me his number of something."
Yates also played down any rivalry between The Voice UK and Simon Cowell's talent show empire, commenting: "I don't know if this is about toppling anyone. This is a very different animal altogether.
"I think when you see what this show is all about, you'll see exactly where we are coming from."
The Voice UK launches on Saturday, March 24 at 7pm on BBC One.
> Simon Cowell isn't a qualified judge, says Tom Jones
> Jessie J: 'The Voice UK is what television needs' - video
will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue will act as coaches and mentors on the Saturday night entertainment show and host Willoughby promised that the foursome would make great television.
Watch Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates talking to Digital Spy below:
"They are all badass. They are all incredible. Put them all in the room together and magic happens," the This Morning host told Digital Spy.
"They all come from different areas of the music industry and it's quite magical seeing them together. I just love Jessie J, I love her."
Willoughby's co-host Reggie Yates added: "I just want to be Tom Jones's mate. I'm just standing around him hoping that he'll give me his number of something."
Yates also played down any rivalry between The Voice UK and Simon Cowell's talent show empire, commenting: "I don't know if this is about toppling anyone. This is a very different animal altogether.
"I think when you see what this show is all about, you'll see exactly where we are coming from."
The Voice UK launches on Saturday, March 24 at 7pm on BBC One.
> Simon Cowell isn't a qualified judge, says Tom Jones
> Jessie J: 'The Voice UK is what television needs' - video
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