Tom Jones dropped from ‘The Voice UK’ after 14 years as a judge

According to The Sun, Jones will no longer keep his own chair or mentor his own team of contestants as part of a new shake-up. However, ITV is said to be exploring how it might keep him associated with the programme in another capacity, rather than removing him entirely.

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A source told the tabloid: “ITV absolutely love Sir Tom and they’re working very hard behind the scenes to make this work.”.

In response, the Welsh music legend, who has appeared on the programme since it was launched in 2012, issued a statement saying he didn’t want to leave the show.

He continued: “They now say in the press they wanted to ‘refresh’ the show, and with a new coaching line-up there wouldn’t be a chair for me. They are offering a much reduced role where I would make an appearance but without actually being involved from the start, and I’m not thrilled about that.

ITV is yet to respond to Jones’ latest statement publicly.

Jones was previously dropped from the talent show when it was under the ownership of the BBC in 2015.

But he returned to the show when ITV took over in 2016 and he has remained on the panel ever since.

Aitch is reportedly set to join this year’s roster, replacing McFly duo Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher, and Cheryl is also poised to return along with Kelly Rowland.

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