{"id":2296351,"date":"2026-02-23T22:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2296351"},"modified":"2026-02-23T22:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:12:20","slug":"it-was-hard-work-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/it-was-hard-work-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It Was Hard Work\u2019 (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-203497d00e0c2a1f8941b0467af1157d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block image-block-aspect-3by2 \">\n<div class=\"img-container image-block__img-container \">\n          <br \/>\n                      <span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Trae Patton\/NBC<\/span>\n                            <\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-203497d00e0c2a1f8941b0467af1157d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6d4d53ca869287dedadb913e5f26e41e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \">\n<p>\u201cThe Voice\u201d is back for Season 29, and it\u2019s a \u201cBattle of Champions\u201d reuniting winning MVP coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, and Adam Levine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6d4d53ca869287dedadb913e5f26e41e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1e2336e2ceafbf7900e648877ef93c3e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \">\n<p>\u201cExtra\u201d spoke to the trio about their experience on the show.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1e2336e2ceafbf7900e648877ef93c3e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6bb7d7cf703de1ce2aedfc15a0e4759e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \">\n<p>Kelly reflected on her own journey from \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d to being a \u201cVoice\u201d coach, saying, &#8220;I&#8217;ve been them,\u201d saying when she won in 2002 there was \u201cno blueprint.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6bb7d7cf703de1ce2aedfc15a0e4759e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-71604bb869e8d64c11ace22f9000db6f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \">\n<p>Kelly said, \u201cAfter I was on my show, like, we were playing state fairs, plugging in our own gear. It was not fabulous. It was hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-71604bb869e8d64c11ace22f9000db6f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9784b2b1aa75c9ffb6759cb18b80daf3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9784b2b1aa75c9ffb6759cb18b80daf3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-880ff39ddd853f2f5551209d281e4b73\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \">\n<p>She insisted, &#8220;You can have a solid career from this. You got to be able to work hard right after it. I do think a lot of artists think, \u2018Oh, you&#8217;re on the show and then it just magically happens.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-880ff39ddd853f2f5551209d281e4b73--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-518520eac0f91376d97f006e5b89a010\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \">\n<p>Kelly added of \u201cThe Voice\u201d contestants, &#8220;Every week you have to prove again why you deserve to go further.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-518520eac0f91376d97f006e5b89a010--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-291f5e694b54aa1ec8bf8fa4aaf3abd0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \">\n<p>John felt like being a coach has helped him with his own career.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-291f5e694b54aa1ec8bf8fa4aaf3abd0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d6389ab06f2ac395bc6b8455c54e5ab6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \">\n<p>\u201cI really think I&#8217;ve been influenced by being on \u2018The Voice,&#8217; learning how to talk to other artists about what they\u2019re going to do. I turn that mirror on myself and say, &#8216;Well, how are you going to be more effective as an artist and get better?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d6389ab06f2ac395bc6b8455c54e5ab6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-87dea0925b073f867145cb29c35de014\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-article-block canvas-article-block-permalink \">\n<article class=\"article-block article-block__card\">\n      <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/extratv.com\/2026\/02\/20\/kelly-clarkson-says-ending-her-talk-show-was-easy-decision-as-a-mama\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-block__card-img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid article-block__img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/extra-images.akamaized.net\/image\/a1\/5by4\/2025\/07\/14\/a110ab5a1e5643a78250a1d3302603c8_xs.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                      <\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"article-block__card-title \">\n            Kelly Clarkson Says Ending Her Talk Show Was \u2018Easy Decision as a Mama\u2019<br \/>\n          <\/h3>\n<p>          <span class=\"article-block__cta-text\">View Story<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><br \/>\n    <\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-87dea0925b073f867145cb29c35de014--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7794818a1dce49e7a45769e5b3846eec\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \">\n<p>Adam remembers joining the show in 2011 and how excited he was to help coach the contestants.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7794818a1dce49e7a45769e5b3846eec--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-feb7b445abc3e025206900419ff2390d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \">\n<p>\u201cWhen I started\u2026 I was literally 31 years old&#8230; and I think for me\u2026 it was the first time in my life I was so excited by the fact that I had something that I could reflect upon and share and help someone else with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-feb7b445abc3e025206900419ff2390d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-01ac96c08ea3e068aa3ad3d267ef94e4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-block-is-last \">\n<p>\u201cThe Voice\u201d premieres February 23 on NBC and streams the next day on Peacock.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-01ac96c08ea3e068aa3ad3d267ef94e4--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source extratv.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trae Patton\/NBC \u201cThe Voice\u201d is back for Season 29, and it\u2019s a \u201cBattle of Champions\u201d reuniting winning MVP coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, and Adam Levine.\u00a0 \u201cExtra\u201d spoke to the trio about their experience on the show. 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