The Voice series one stars now - fat-shaming row, singing at holiday camp and royal link
dailystar.co.ukThe Voice UK debuted on our TV screens back in 2012.The singing competition aired on BBC One at the time, hosted by Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates, before eventually moving over to ITV after fears that the show could ‘upstage’ the X Factor.Leanne Mitchell was eventually crowned the winner of the first series, but later quit singing altogether after a furious fat-shaming row with judge Sir Tom Jones.With an original panel comprised of Jessie J, will.i.am, Tom Jones and Danny O’Donoghue, the show finally ended its BBC run in 2015.But where are the stars of series one now?
From a royal connection to horrific rows, we take a look.Series one winner Leanne Mitchell left fans stunned when she soared to victory on the show mentored by Tom Jones, going on to release her debut single Run to You in June 2012.However, her debut album turned out to be a “huge flop” when it came out the next year, reaching number 134 in the charts - and Leanne was sadly dropped from her label in 2014.And shortly after, Sir Tom cruelly suggested that it was Leanne’s weight gain that led to her “singing at a holiday camp” rather than topping the charts.Speaking to The Sun, he said: “Leanne Mitchell, the girl who won the first one - she was singing at a holiday camp and she still is.
And she wasn't bothered much.”He added: “When she first came on the show, I thought about [her] trimming down a bit but she’d gotten comfortable in this holiday camp and she'd put on some weight from it - from what she was when she was younger and from footage from when she had a record deal from years before.”He said Leanne “put on more weight” after winning The Voice, telling the publication she “got more comfortable” with her partner - now husband - camp activity.
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