Robbie Williams being ‘courted’ by ITV for role on The Voice

New role? Robbie Williams 'in talks' to appear on The Voice
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Jennifer Ruby30 March 2016
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Robbie Williams is reportedly in the running for a role on next year’s series of The Voice.

The former Take That star is thought to be in talks with ITV to join the show when it moves over from the BBC next year.

Williams, 42, was previously invited to appear as a judge on The X Factor but couldn’t fit the filming into his schedule.

A source told The Daily Star: “X Factor have been courting Robbie for years but The Voice team think they have a better chance because their filming schedule is shorter, and it allows him to concentrate on other projects.

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“They want to shake up the show’s dynamics and Robbie ticks all the boxes in terms of personality and experience.”

The insider also claimed that the audition round of 2017 series would be filmed at some point this year, before the live shows air next spring.

“The audition stage of The Voice will be filmed later this year before live shows in 2017. It’s around the time his new album is due and would be a great platform to promote the new record,” they added

While Ricky Wilson, Will.i.am, Paloma Faith and Boy George currently star in the BBC version of the show, it is not known whether or not they will move over to ITV.

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